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"I don't care how long you've been doing it wrong." (In response to the statement, "But we've always done it this way.")
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Upcoming Classes
| Coming in 2013- Online Classes!
Entertainment Electricity, Power Distribution, and Controls
Los Angeles
Entertainment Electrics Workshops
Perth - February 14, 2013
Adelaide - February 18, 2013
Melbourne - February 20, 2013
Canberra - February 22, 2013
Sydney - February 25, 2013
Brisbane - February 27, 2013
Entertainment Controls Workshops
Perth - February 14, 2013
Adelaide - February 18, 2013
Melbourne - February 20, 2013
Canberra - February 22, 2013
Sydney - February 25, 2013
Brisbane - February 27, 2013
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APT at CX Roadshow 2013
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APT is hitting the road down under in 2013. Richard Cadena will be joining the CX Road show, offering electrics and control systems classes from Perth to Brisbane next February, 2013. The good news is that the classes will be supplemented with online prep. Go online and read, watch videos, and test your knowledge before you come to the workshop, so you're already up to speed. Your time in the workshop is maximized and not spent learning the basics.
Entertainment Electrics Workshops at CX ROADSHOW 2013 ITINERARY- PERTH Thursday 14th February Perth Hyatt
- ADELAIDE Monday 18th February Adelaide Convention Centre
- MELBOURNE Wednesday 20th February Melbourne Convention Centre
- CANBERRA Friday 22nd February National Convention Centre
- SYDNEY Monday 25th February The Concourse
- BRISBANE Wednesday 27th February Brisbane Convention Centre
For more information, visit www.APTXL.com or email us. |
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| VIDEO VAULT | | The Future of Interactive Show Control 
The Cast Group dramatically unveiled their BlackTrax tracking system at LDI 2012. A dancer wearing beacons on her wrists twirled around the dance floor and the lighting, audio, and video all followed her. The timing and accuracy is amazing, down to a couple millimeters.
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| SUSTAINABILITY & OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY | | Event Safety Guide to Debut
by Jim Digby
Wednesday, October 17, 2012-The Event Safety Alliance has confirmed its plans to publish an American edition of its guide to best practices in the event production industry.
The Event Safety Guide, also known as The Purple Guide, is a 33 chapter publication first published in 1999 and now widely used in the UK. Topics covered include planning and management as well as more specific subjects such as electrical installation, sanitation, structures, and other vital event safety issues for all productions.
For more information, click here.
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| ELECTRICS AVENUE | | What do those numbers mean?
If you've ever wondered about those numbers and letters on plugs and connectors, like L6-20 or 5-15, here's some information from the National Electrical Manufacturers Association. |
| CODES AND REGULATIONS | | | What's the difference between grounding and bonding?
The terminology in the National Electrical Code can be very confusing and it doesn't help that it sometimes changes. The language dealing with grounding and bonding is a prime example. Apparently, the language and definitions for "grounding conductor" have changed since the 2011 version of the NEC. It used to be that the green conductor was called the grounding conductor but now it's called the "equipment grounding conductor" on the supply side of the system and the "bonding conductor" on the load side. So from the service panel on, it's now the bonding conductor. The term "grounding conductor" has been deleted from the definitions in the NEC, and it has been replaced by "grounding electrode conductor" or "bonding conductor." The illustration shows the new terminology and what it means.
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Sincerely, Richard Cadena
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