A focus on the 17th Edition
In January 2008, Focus Technical Training Services (www.focusfortraining.co.uk) will be holding a course on...
Voltimum News
Welcome to Voltimum's News area, updated daily with all the latest news from the electrical industry.
17th Edition awareness
Frequently asked questions – the answers are provide by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET):
Summary of changes in the 17th Edition
Due to be printed for January 1st 2008 and coming into effect July 1st 2008, firstly, the 17th Edition will be...
Effect of harmonics on current ratings and voltage drop
It is well known that when a 3-phase load current includes third or other triple harmonic currents these...
Exhibitions, Shows and Stands - Technical Article
This article looks at temporary electrical installations associated with exhibitions, shows and stands. Such...
Electrical safety and standardisation at marinas under the...
In this article, the recommendations for electrical safety and standardisation at marinas (and similar...
17th Edition overview
Geoff Cronshaw provides a brief overview - the article was originally published in IET Wiring Matters 22...
17th Edition Wiring Regulations - Draft for Public Comment...
Attached, is the IET's 17th Edition Wiring Regulations as a Draft for Public Comment (DPC). This was issued...
Electrical safety and standardisation at marinas under the...
In this article, the recommendations for electrical safety and standardisation at marinas (and similar...
A short history of the IEE Wiring Regulations…
There have been requirements for safe electrical wiring as far back as 1876 and, in 1882, the Society of...
Electrical safety and standardization at marinas and similar...
In this article, the recommendations for electrical safety and standardization at marinas are discussed. The...
Voltages induced in the non-magnetic, metallic sheaths...
SINGLE-CORE aluminium wire armoured cables are often employed in high current industrial applications.
IET appeals for more female role models in engineering...
The IET (Institution of Engineering and Technology) has today highlighted the severe shortage of women in...
Equipotential Bonding
BS 7671: 2001 (incorporating Amendments No 1: 2002 and No 2: 2004) has requirements for protection against...
Free IET Event- Engineer or Entrepreneur: What is the role...
With the move to outsourcing and off-shoring the role of the engineer in the western world is radically...
Installing Downlighters Safely
This highly informative article by John Ware is extracted from IEE Wiring Matters - Spring 2007 issue. Wiring...
Extract Fans in Dwellings
Kitchens and bathrooms now are often fitted with extract fans either to meet the requirements of the...
Multiple earth electrodes in a TT system for a dwelling
When installing an earth electrode it may not be easy to obtain an acceptably low value of earth electrode...
Small generators on construction sites
EACH YEAR, people are killed or seriously injured by electricity in the construction industry. Most of these...
Electrical Maintenance
THE IET’s publication Electrical Maintenance has been completely revised and now includes up-to-date...
Understanding RCDs
In this article we discuss Residual Current Device (RCD) operation, which can occur due to electrical faults...
Part P - 2006 Edition
The original Approved Document P Electrical Safety came into effect on 1 January 2005. Its purpose, as with...
Periodic inspection of critical systems
WHEN UNDERTAKING periodic inspections, contractors are often refused permission to shut down parts of an...
POWER FACTOR Correction (pfc)
POWER FACTOR is the ratio between the useful (true) power (kW) to the total (apparent) power (kVA) consumed by...