July 2002 

Below are listed featured articles from the July 2002 issue, Vol. 55, no. 7 © 2002 Barks Publications, Inc. ... see also July departments and columns.

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• A special section devoted to equipment and materials used in apparatus service  - benchtop power supply, inverter welding with digital communication, welding helmet with automatic shade control, air operated cable cutter, cord reel including multi-tap outlet, soldering workstation, butane-powered soldering iron, heat tool and torch, single drum roll-top hardcover storage unit, rolling organizer for light duty tool transport, and many other tools and equipment used in electromechanical service.... By the EA Staff

• They have a 91-year old railway car up and running - Clang, clang, clang goes the trolley and they think it may run forever  By Megan E. Satrom, EA Special Correspondent

• Starting automation with 'display PLC's' - How these units work with interface graphics By David P. Tryling, EA Electronics Editor

• 'Finding fault': locating cable defects - It's not easy and it often has to be done in an emergency   With trilingual summary. By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor

•  Whatever became of magnetic bearings? - 'Widespread usage' turns out to involve only a few special machines.  By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor

Accounting

• Financing in today's economy - Ways to approach the bank; watch out for juice guys   By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor

• When the mercury soars, don't lose your cool - Heat and humidity not only create irritability but also affect productivity  By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor

See also July's Departments, columns