Electrical Industry News
UL Warns of Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT) with Inadequate Corrosion Protection
Underwriters Laboratories (UL) is notifying AHJs, electrical contractors, electricians and retailers that the Electrical Metallic Tubing (EMT) products, manufactured by Guangdong Walsall Steel Pipe Industrial Co., Ltd., may not be adequately protected against corrosion...Read More

Make Sure the Gen-Set Is Big Enough to Start Industrial Motors
Many PEARL members sell generator sets to industrial facilities to supply temporary power, but you need to make sure it can handle the high inrush current from large motors, which can run up to six times the full load current...Read More

Circuit Breakers Part 4: Time Curves, Fault Currents, and Coordination
The fourth installment in this 6-part circuit breaker paper discusses time curves, fault current, series rated devices, selective coordination, line and load terminal connections, and ambient compensated circuit breakers...Read More

PEARL Elects Board of Directors, Adds Alternate Director Position
During the association's recent annual meeting held in Denver, PEARL members re-elected the Board of Directors to a new term. The Board subsequently added a new, non-voting Alternate Director position and elected Michael Habeeb of North American Switchgear, Inc. (Cleveland, OH) to that position...Read More

 

 

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