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March
2001 Columns and Departments
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Items
in columns and departments from the March 2001 issue, Vol. 52, no. 2, (c) 2001 Barks
Publications, Inc. See also March
Table of Contents.
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- Editor's
Comment Perspective on current and upcoming
issues, by Horace B. Barks, Editor and Publisher This
month - What Americans think about the power crisis.
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- Let's
Solve Your Problem The
longest-running and one of our most popular
features, Let's Solve Your Problem answers
real questions posed by people in plants and service
shops around the U.S. and abroad. Selected Q&A's
from this column are available in our popular
Let's Solve Your Problem books. This
month's problems include: Why are capacitors failing
on startup? Premium motors: What will inrush be? How
does vibration harm a stationary bearing? Is brazing
alloy conductivity important? ... and more.
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- Letters
Letters from Fred Harmier, Center Electric, Tacoma,
Washington (with a copy of his December 1955 photo
from Volt-Age) ... Charles J. Sorce, Quality
Assurance Technician, Amtrak ... Jon Leyzorek,
Leyzorek Machine & Tool Co, Marlinton, West
Virginia .
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- Trade
associations and professional societies News of
non-profit organizations serving the electrical
mechanical industries. This month - The
Electric Power Research Institute, the Professional
Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League, the National
Electrical Manufacturers Association, the
Electricity Consumers Council, the Process Gas
Consumers Group, and more...
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- Business
Briefs This month - photos of Wisconsin Electric
Systems' plans for its $20 million expansion ...
Fasco Motors is now Invensys Motor Systems ...
General Cable Corporation ... ASCO Services, Inc.
... Ludeca, Inc. ... and more..
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- Training
Briefs Announcements of workshops, seminars and
instructional materials - This month: Appliance
motors, maintenance management, motors and drives,
infrared thermography, safety standards, lighting
design, coupling alignment, corona prevention, and
service management.
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- Utility
Briefs News of utility and power companies -
This month: Pacific Northwest plans wind farm, Power
companies' international projects.
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- Accounting
for management This month - Communications
skills for managers - accountability to subordinates
is an obligation too frequently neglected. By
Wiliam H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor.
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- Safety
and health in the workplace This month -
Metalworking fluids may soon be subject to OSHA
rules. By Richard B. Elsberry, EA
Contributing Editor.
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- New
Books Recently published books, reviewed by our
editors. See also Books for the Plant and Shop
from Barks Books, including
titles from the editors of Electrical Apparatus.
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- Standards
briefs This month - News from the American
National Standards Institute and the National Fire
Protection Association. Edited by the Electrical
Apparatus staff.
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- Names
and Faces This month - Fred Rockafellow, Jeff
Hoyt, Rod Williams, Bill Reese, Greg Johnson, W.R.
Timken, Jr., Tom Davis, Carlos Rollan, Mario Pieroni,
J. Monte Roach, Lawrence Sanders, Jon Taylor, Tracey
McHale, Benjamin Rosolowski, Maurice Covino, Amir
Saket, Eric Simmerman Edited by Kevin Jones.
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- Deaths
- Michael Phillips, Phillips Electric Motor Repair
... Nicholas Melfi, Norwalk Electric Motor Company
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- Say
It Right - This month - Speaking of power
... it's more than simply strength, endurance or
speed. By Richard L. Nailen, P.E.,
Contributing Editor.
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- Calendar
Briefs - Upcoming trade shows, symposia, and
events, Edited by Kevin Jones.
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- Electrical
manager A potpourri of news and features,
selected and edited for maintenance and service
managers. This issue - The time wasted for computers
to start up ... Will new software solve your
problem?
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- Electropix
This issue - Seventy five and still working -
Cottrell Paper Company, founded in 1926
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- Literature
Announcements of guides, catalogs, brochures,
product specifications and other literature.
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- Product
briefs Announcements of new controls, drives
& inverters, interconnections, measuring
equipment, motors, gear motors, power transmission,
safety equipment, test instruments, tools, and
miscellaneous products. This month - The latest in
manufacturing products from the National Association
of Manufacturer's Manufacturing Week 2001
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- Trilingual
summary For our international readers, each
month one featured topic is presented in French,
Spanish and German. This month's topic is
"Watch out for metric V-belts!"
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- Puzzles
A new feature by Lillian Nielsen, Special
Correspondent. Puzzles you and your colleagues
can solve for fun and, if your answers are correct,
for recognition in Electrical Apparatus.
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- Cy's
Super Service, Motorhead and Generatorhead Comic
strips featuring characters from our favorite
cartoonists.
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- Direct
and Current Breaking news of interest to the
industry, from The Editors of Electrical
Apparatus.
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- Advertising
Index An easy to use reference to the
advertisements in Electrical Apparatus magazine.
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