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April
2002 Columns and Departments
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Items
in columns and departments from the April 2002 issue, Vol.
55, no. 4, © 2002 Barks
Publications, Inc. See also April
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 - The
typewriter generation and the computer revolution ... Who
reads EA and what do they do? . . . What's coming in
the May EA . . .
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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:
Stripping armature in a burnoff oven? . . . A-C fuse
ratings don't suit d-c circuits . . . Why does
no-load current first drop and then rise?. . . Two
reasons why wound-rotor windings differ. . . Convert
temperatures only after adding them . . . Field loss
can damage synchronous motor rotor . . . Wrong end
material can cause loss of torque . . . Is VPI
treatment needed for a wound rotor? . . . Current spectrum
analysis valid for d-c machines? . . . and more
Edited by the EA staff
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are invited to send questions to this department. Your
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- Electrical
manager A potpourri of news and features, selected
and edited for maintenance and service managers. This
month - E-scams bilk unwitting buyers . . . A disaster
program for small businesses . . .
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- Letters
- In this issue, letters about -
1-way power; 2-way current, from Bernard Tritz, R.L.
Electric Motor Rewinding Lloydminster, Alberta. . .
Response to lubrication article From Larry
G. Ellison Ellison Repair Service Bozeman, Montana . .
. Spike voltages, from Enrique Cortes, Cortes
Industrial Organization, Inc. San Juan, Puerto Rico . . .
Final kind words, from J.W. Wiandt, Wiandt Electric
Service, Shelbyville, IL.
Electrical
Apparatus invites letters, 250 words maximum. All letters,
including e-mail, must include name, company, title or
position, phone number, city, state or province, and country.
We may edit your letter for clarity and space.— Editor
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- Trade
associations and professional societies News of non-profit
organizations serving the electrical mechanical industries.
This month - 'NATE certification' program serving
the North American Technician Excellence (NATE), the Air
Conditioning Contractors of America, the
Plumbing-Heating-Cooling Contractors Association and the
Refrigeration Service Engineers Society. … 'Energize
America' program from the Energize America Educational
Institute, including the Internet portal www.energizeamerica.org
… climate change policy statements from The National
Association of Manufacturers … Cincinnati Reds
All-Star Hall of Fame catcher Johnny Bench at the EASA
(Electrical Apparatus Service Association)2002 Convention,
June 16-19, in Cincinnati … record crowds at the
the 54th Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute and
American Society of Heating, Air Conditioning, and
Refrigeration Engineers Exposition … announcement of a
"strategic alliance." Of Association of
Facilities Engineering and the Association of Energy
Engineers … The Hydraulic Institute seeks standards
reviewers … challenge for future engineers at the
Robotic Technology Engineering Challenge May 4-5,
sponsored by Robotics International of the Society of
Manufacturing Engineers … Association
People: Thomas G. Lundquist, of the American Society
of Testing Materials Committee on Electrical Insulating
Liquids and Gases, and Michelle Jaworowski of the National
Association of Electrical Distributors. Coming
meetings: the Adhesive and Sealant Council, The Motor
& Motion Association, the International Energy
Agency Heat Pump Conference, the National Fire
Protection Association, the North American Marketing
Conference (jointly sponsored by the National Association
of Electrical Distributors, the Electro-Federation of
Canada, and the National Electrical Manufacturers
Representatives Association), and the Electric Power
Research Institute.
Note: the 2002
EMBR lists contact information for more than 140 associations ...
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- Utility
Briefs - News of utility and power companies. This
month: Sempra Energy Trading buys Enron subsidiary …
Cleveland Public Power chooses Siemens Westinghouse
Technical Services for upgrades … IRS ruling re: tax
exemptions for electric co-ops … Newton-Evans Research
Company study re: performance-based rates and incentives.
. . KeySpan Energy Development Corfiles application to
build generating plant . . . Financial reports from
FuelCell Energy, Inc.... Edited by Kevin Jones, EA
Senior Editor
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- Business
Briefs Business news and announcements, including facility
briefs, financial briefs, certification achievements, and
distribution news. This month - Waukesha Electric
… .Grand Eagle, Inc … Thomas & Betts …
Mallory Sonalert Products, Inc. … GE Industrial
Systems and Inter-logix, Inc. form GE Inter-logix,
Inc. … Metals USA, Inc. … Wells Manufacturing
Co. … Airmaster Fan Co.. . Kingsbury, Inc. … Standard
Electric ... S. Himmelstein and Co. ... ABB
… General Cable Corp...and more. Edited by Kevin Jones, EA
Senior Editor
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- Electropix
Photographs of people, places, equipment and more
...This month - Submarine phone booth in
ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT—A system allowing telephone
communications with a diver working underwater, said to be
a world first, provides a clear connection from a fixed or
wireless phone to a diver at any depth … Robot triage
in CLEVELAND—Pneumatic arms with crushing hammers,
wheels full of spikes, and spinning disks are all part of
"BattleBots" on the weekly TV show on
"Comedy Central" Remote-controlled robots clash
against one another, causing the metal to fly and plenty
of need for welding repairs. The Lincoln Electric Co.
provides a "robot triage" area, making from 125
to ISO repairs during the six days of competition. Also
participating is Nesco of Berkeley, Calif., which supplies
pneumatic gas… Energy from nature in MONO COUNTY,
CALIF.—The Mammoth Pacific facilities in the Sierra
Nevada Mountains are fueled by geothermal fluid from the
Casa Diablo Hot Springs. Built in 1984, the plant
generates 32 megawatts of renewable energy that is sold to
Southern California Edison, enough power for 32,000 homes.
"Our earth's interior provides heat energy from
nature" says Bob Sullivan, general manager.
"Called 'geothermal energy', it yields warmth and
power that we can use to generate electricity without
polluting the environment''
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- Training
Briefs Announcements of workshops, seminars and
instructional materials, and our Training Index, listing
program topics featured in Training Briefs in the past
year - This month: seminars and training materials on
Power quality . . . Refrigeration service . . . Motors and
gearmotors . . . Plant management . . . Distribution
management . . . Industrial maintenance . . . Electrical
safety . . . Hazardous locations . . . Repair and
management ... and more ...
Producers
of workshops, seminars, and instructional materials are
encouraged to mail announcements to Training Briefs
Editor, Electrical Apparatus. There is no charge.
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- Calendar
Briefs - Upcoming trade shows, symposia, and events, from
April through October 2002 ... Edited
by Stacy Whitman.
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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, including our latest new book, Steps
to a Successful Service Shop.
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- EMBR
update - changes to the Electromechanical
Bench Reference 2002, the annual buyers' guide that
readers received with their December 2001 Electrical
Apparatus. Since the directory was published,
corrections and additions appear in subsequent issues of the
magazine.
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- Names
and Faces This month - Norman Rose of Electrical Equipment
Co.of Richmond, Va. … Charles Fulmer, of Teledyne
Hastings Instruments, Hampton, Va… Amelia
Huntington and Jim Sandelin of Schneider Electric,
headquartered in Paris … Christopher Seitter and Rick
Winter of Extrusion Technology, Inc…. Johnstone Supply,
Inc.'s Sam Krumholz, Stephen Brown, Mark Westerback,
Jaime Smith, Rich Jansen, and Terri Mahoney …
James Lund of Galvan Industries, Inc…. Fred Davidson
of A.O. Smith Electrical Products Co. … Dana
Rackliffe of U.S. Samica, of Rutland, Vt.…Michael
Schaldecker and Dennis Gladhillof Janda Electric Motor
Service of Cedar Rapids, IA. … Graybar's Lawrence
Giglio , T.N. Fleming, John Roney, Joseph LaMotte. Jeffrey
Cook James Ertle and James Grimshaw . . . Edited by Stacy Whitman.
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- Literature
Announcements of guides, catalogs, brochures, product
specifications and other literature. This month - Standard
connectors and terminals in a CD-ROM catalog from ETCO,
Inc…A timers and controls catalog from Entrelec/SSAC,
Inc … A selection guide for ball screws and splines and
a 40-page feedback technical guide to options for
establishing accurate positioning in rotary and linear
motion from Thomson Industries, Inc … a Manual
contactors and disconnect Switches brochure
from Cooper Wiring Devices … A
brochure describing fluid flow rate monitors, indicators,
and gages from Ernst Gage Co…a 23-page catalog of
MagicRing screw holding hex tools from Wiha Quality Tools
. . . .
Edited by the EA staff
Mail
announcements of new products and literature to Editorial
Department, Electrical Apparatus (page 2). No faxes, e-mail,
or follow-up calls, please. There is no charge for
publication, which does not constitute endorsement, nor can we
verify product claims.
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- Standards
briefs ... This month -
the American
National Standards Institute calls for comment on
lubrication revision … The
International Electrotechnical Commission
issues draft standard on cable current rating …
… The International Organization for Standardization and the
International Electrotechnical Commission publish new
documents … Final action on ANSI standards …new
revisions from the National Electrical Manufacturers
Association .. and more. Edited
by the Electrical Apparatus staff.
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- Product
briefs Announcements of Hoists ... Controls ...
Drives and Inverters ... Interconnections ...Measuring Equipment ...
Motors & Gearmotors ... Power Quality ... Power Transmission ...
Safety products ... Tools and more
... Edited by the EA Staff.
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- Accounting
for management Fixing leaking costs in your operations -
How to control costs in challenging economic times. By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA
Contributing Editor and
author of the newly published book, Steps
to a Successful Service Shop.
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- Safety
and health in the workplace This month - Getting a better
grip on hand protection - There are thousands of types of
gloves, for every workplace use. By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing
Editor
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- Puzzles
Puzzles you and your colleagues can
solve for fun and, if your answers are correct, for
recognition in Electrical Apparatus. by Lillian Nielsen, Special
Correspondent
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- Direct
and Current Breaking news of interest to the industry,
from The Editors of Electrical Apparatus. This issue -
reports and predictions that the U. S. economy
has bottomed out … the A-C drives market in
North America will resume growing this year … despite
the recession, heat pumps set a record in 2001 …
ergonomic injuries again a political issue … hybrid
electric vehicle in the offing .. medical costs for
obese patients top those for smokers . . .
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- Trilingual
summary For our international readers, each month one
featured topic is presented in French, Spanish and German.
This month: Grease: What it is, how it works ...Schmierfett:
Was es ist und wie es funktioniert ... La graisse:
qu'est-ce que c'est; comment fonctionne ... La Grasa: Lo
que es, como funciona
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- Cy's
Super Service, Motorhead
and Generatorhead Comic strips featuring characters from
our favorite cartoonists.
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- Advertising
Index An easy to use reference to the advertisements in
Electrical Apparatus magazine.
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- Say
It Right ... The popular column about language in
the workplace. by Richard L.
Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor .
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