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How can you improve your PAT/EET Testing?
Electrical equipment and appliances must be regularly tested to ensure safety and comply with regulations....
Voltimum News
Welcome to Voltimum's News area, updated daily with all the latest news from the electrical industry.
Do MCB's exsist?
For anyone entering the electrical trade, learning about MCB’s is a fundamental first step.
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Complete guide to RCBOs, how they work, and why electricians...
RCBO’s are becoming the preferred choice for modern electrical installations thanks to their reliability,...
STOP. No Check. No Contact! Martindale Electric launches new...
Safe isolation is the cornerstone of electrical safety, and it is a rigorous process, but other hazards can...
Formal Visual Inspections: Critical for effective PAT/EET...
A Formal Visual Inspection serves as the first stage of the Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) or Electrical...
Safe Isolation: Protecting lives on site
Steve Dunning, Managing Director of Martindale Electric, highlights why safe isolation is the foundation of...
Selecting and using socket testers effectively
Socket outlet testers—commonly referred to as socket testers—are widely used by electricians and electrical...
Staying ‘ALIVE’ to safe isolation processes
A number of leading sources working across the electrical industry report that injuries caused by electrical...
Getting Portable Appliance Testing off PAT: (12 potential...
Steve Dunning, Managing Director of Martindale Electric, looks at how to ensure you are carrying out...
BS 5839-1: 2025 updates
Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement with Scolmore Group, looks in detail at a number of key changes in...
Electrical Accessories for high impact areas
Providing contractors with valuable information to help them keep up to date, Click Scolmore looks at...
Fault currents
In any electrical system a fault to Earth or a fault between live conductors will generate a fault current....
It’s important to have the right support
Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement with Scolmore Group, takes a look at some of the ways to avoid...
Heating and Air Conditioning Engineers - Stay safe around...
Ensuring electrical safety is critical for heating engineers. Safe isolation procedures, proper tools and...
BS EN IEC 62305-3 - The Changes You Need To Know
For the first time in fourteen years, a new edition of the BS EN IEC 62305 (protection against lightning)...
Carbon Monoxide Detectors in Fire Detection and Fire Alarm...
Matt Parton, Product Development Manager with leading fire and security solutions supplier, ESP, looks at...
BS7671 Amendment 2 - Heat Pump Installations – Type B RCDs
Heat Pumps (HP) producing leakage currents above IkHz, will not be compatible with Type B RCDs that are only...
Securing Connections
Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement with Scolmore Group, which includes Unicrimp, looks at the role...
Understanding Environmental Metrics: Making Sense of TM66,...
As for many manufacturing sectors, sustainability continues to be high on the priority list in the lighting...
Recommendations for disabled refuge areas
Jake Green, Head of Technical Engagement with Scolmore Group, which includes ESP, looks at the specific...
BS7671 Amendment 2 - Heat Pump Installations – Type B RCDs
Heat Pumps (HP) producing leakage currents above 1kHz, will not be compatible with Type B RCDs that are...
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Trunking and IP Ratings
In this article, NAPIT’s Bill Allan discusses the application of the IP Code to cable trunking.
Cutting notches and drilling holes in joists
To comply with Regulation 522.8.14, no wiring system should penetrate an element of construction that is...
What is circuit protection?
Circuit protection, at its simplest, is the intentional addition of a ‘weak link’ in an electrical circuit....