Editorial:
Weighing Benefits Against Leadership
by James
Carpenter, CEO/Executive Director
What can we do to keep members long enough for them to realize what great benefits and opportunities are available to them? We must do a better job of expounding on what IAEI is all about and what it offers for the $90.00 a year dues.
Canadian
Code: What is the Canadian Electrical Code—Part 1 
by Leslie
Stoch
What is the Canadian Electrical Code, Part I? How and when does it apply and what are its purposes? Everyone knows that’s where we go to find out what we have to do to pass an electrical inspection. But is that it? In this article, rather than focus on what the code says about grounding, bonding and motor protection, let’s consider the bigger picture and look at the philosophy and intent behind the code.
Electricity
Fundamentals: Basic Electricity—Part 4
by David
C. Young, PE
In Part
2 of this series, I worked
through two simple example voltage-drop calculations. In both
examples, I calculated what voltage I would have to have at
the house to insure the voltage of 120 V at the chicken coop.
Let’s call this calculation method A. The reason I used
method A was because I had limited information about the bulb
and heater. In each case, the manufacturer’s information
only gave me the power requirement of each load when operating
at 120 V. The term load relative to electric circuits
is a term commonly used to identify appliances or equipment
that are designed to use electric power. There are two
disadvantages of using method A.
UL
Question Corner (pdf)
by Underwriters
Laboratories
The
“UL Question Corner” answers questions of general interest that
are sent in from authorized government inspectors and we believe will
have interest for many inspectors. |
