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June 2006 Columns and Departments
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Items
in columns and departments from the June 2006 issue, Vol.
59, no. 6, © 2006 Barks
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June 2006 Table of Contents and
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- Editor's Comment
Perspective on current and upcoming issues... by Horace
B. Barks, Executive Editor
In this
issue: The EASA show - major venue, big opportunity ... The
repair of motors in New Orleans goes on and on ... Our
printer lays an egg (because of a printing error, "Don't
forget the Drawings" was omitted from the May issue of
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.
Edited by the EA staff
In this issue: Must motor feet be
fully supported? ... Less current for cables exposed to sun?
... Single-phase loading of three-phase generator ... Cable
vibration cause of insulation breakdown ... Can a TEFC motor
fan be safely removed? ... Phase unbalance: volts or
current? ... Why no gaskets in explosion-proof motors?
You
are invited to send questions to this department. Your
identity will be kept confidential, but we ask that you
include your name, affiliation, postal (not e-mail) address,
and telephone number. If you'd like a pre-publication reply,
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- Letters
Comments and questions from readers of Electrical Apparatus
In this issue: Hazardous substances, from Dennis
Loreaz, Manager Electrical Engineering, Stearns Division,
Rexnord Industries LLC, Milwaukee, Wisconsin ... High should
be low in our Slot Wedges article, from Chuck Yung,
Technical Support Specialist, EASA, St. Louis, Missouri....
Sizing boost transformer, from Rich Nabuda, Chief
Electrician, USS Hornet CVS-12 Museum, Alameda, California
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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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Business and financial briefs News of expansions,
relocations, annual reports, and more, about companies
serving the electrical mechanical industries In
this issue -- Birclar Electric and Great Lakes Service &
Sales merge and will continue to be affiliated with Kiemle-Hankins
Co ... Rexel buys Capitol Light and Supply ... Emerson Electric continues its pursuit of
acquisitions and plant expansions ... German drive maker
Bosch Rexroth sees continued growth ... European
electrical giants under scrutiny ... Regal-Beloit completes
Chinese purchase ... Financial briefs: Baldor
Electric ... A.O. Smith ... Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc.
...Edited by Kevin Jones
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Calendar
Briefs - Upcoming trade shows, symposia, and events... Edited by
the EA staff
In this issue - conferences, meetings, conventions and
more, from June 2006 through March 2007 ... Edited by the
EA staff
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 EA reader at ease
... Stories featuring unusual or interesting avocational
interests of our readers.
In this issue - Paul Gullickson, executive vice president of
L&S Electric, Schofield, Wisconsin, has gone scuba diving
all over the world. "Scuba diving is the next best thing to
zero gravity," says Gullickson.
By Joseph S. Hoff, EA Special Features Editor
Do you know someone working in the electrical
aftermarket with a hobby or interest that could be featured
in "EA reader at ease"? Tell us who they are, what they do,
and how we can contact them to find out more about their
special passions. Send your suggestions to Electrical
Apparatus, 400 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 900, Chicago, III.
60611; (312) 321-9440; Fax (312) 321-1288; e-mail
eamagazine@barks.com
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Accounting
for management In this issue - Look before you leap
- Why business buyers must conduct careful due diligence
before closing the deal.
By William H. Wiersema,
CPA, EA Contributing Editor and author of Steps
to a Successful Service Shop.
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Names
and Faces
... News and photos of industry
people on the move and in the news. In this issue
- Nitin Kulkarni of Helwig Carbon Products ... Joseph Giegel
of Leviton Manufacturing Co (pictured) ... Jeff McIlroy
(pictured), John Hoelz (pictured) and Ed Atanasoff of Robroy
Industries ... Tammy Miller of the National Association of
Electrical Distributors and Border States Electric Supply
(pictured) ... David Towell of Michelman (pictured) ...
Patricia Ackerman, Kenneth Maciolek, Jane Sanford and Craig
Watson of A. O. Smith Co ... Harvey Eisenstadt of Bosch
Security Systems (pictured) ...Edited by the EA Staff
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Engineering Education
A glimpse into today's engineering classroom in a quarterly
feature which reports on college and university courses
relevant to expanding electromechanical activities, as well
as pre-college programs. In this issue - Vocational
training - Tom Geoppinger of Matlock Electric shares his
experiences ... Chemical engineering - Dr. Victor Ugaz of
the Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering at
Texas A&M ... "So You Want to be an Engineer" event at
Drexel University ... the IEEE Education Partners Program
... a business degree with a new engineering studies
concentration at the Milwaukee School of Engineering ...
By Josh Hoff
Engineers in
the US number
more than two million, and job openings for electrical
engineers are expected to increase 21%-35% by 2006.
This trend is inspiring new and diverse engineering
education programs across the country, from pre-engineering
to nanotechnology. Send information about engineering
education programs and events to Electrical Apparatus, 400
N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 900, Chicago, III. 60611; (312)
321-9440; Fax (312) 321-1288; e-mail
eamagazine@barks.com
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Say It Right ... The popular column about language in
the workplace. In this issue - "What color is your
enclosure?" - No industry standards exist for defining
their colors. by Richard L. Nailen, P.E.,
EA Engineering Editor
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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
In this issue: Pump maintenance from Pumping
Machinery LLC ...
Motor/generator maintenance, from Jarsco Engineering Corp
... A-C drive troubleshooting, from EMA Electronic Maintenance Associates,
www.emainc.com ...
Vibration analysis, from the Vibration Institute ...Servo motors, from Quality Solutions Co.,
www.motor-solutions.com ... Corrosion
testing, from ASTM International ... Power quality, from PowerCET Corp
www.powercet.com ... Drives and controls, from Bosch
Rexroth ... Motor & drive application, from Baldor Electric
Co ... Motor service and repair from the Electrical
Apparatus Service Association,
www.easa.com ... High voltage maintenance from Dan
Ninedorf, Ox Creek Energy,
www.corona-technology-course.com ....Edited
by the EA staff
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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- Literature
Announcements of guides, catalogs, brochures, product
specifications and other literature.
Edited by the EA staff
Mail
announcements of new products and literature to Editorial
Department, Electrical Apparatus (page 2). No faxes, e-mail,
electronic submissions (CD-ROM's, etc.) 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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- Product
briefs Photos and announcements of new products. In this
issue - EASA convention preview highlights products and
services being featured in Las Vegas in June ... Edited by the EA Staff.
Mail
announcements of new products and literature to Editorial
Department, Electrical Apparatus (page 2). No faxes, e-mail,
electronic submissions (CD-ROM's, etc.) 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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Direct
and Current Breaking news of interest to the industry,
from The Editors of Electrical Apparatus. In this issue
- Working beyond retirement ... New European Union
legislation ... Industrial automation and controls
increasing ... Junk mail on cell phones ... Lighting systems
highest sales in nearly six years ... U.S. Postal Service
files rate requests ... Value of the dollar declines ...
By the Editors
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Electrical
Manager ...A
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maintenance and service managers.
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EMBR
update - changes to the
Electromechanical Bench Reference 2006, the annual
buyers' guide that readers received with their December 2005
Electrical Apparatus. Following publication of the
directory, corrections and additions appear in subsequent
issues of the magazine.
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Braintrainers 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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Safety
and health in the workplace In this issue -
Making the most dangerous job safer - Most on-the-job deaths
occur in company cars and trucks.
Deaths
- Obituaries of industry people. In this issue - Jake
Turner, former president and chairman of Tampa Armature
Works, Inc. 
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