Electrical Apparatus January 2006
Featured articles  

  • Achieving connection tightness - from the January 2006 Electrical ApparatusInstalling Machinery  - Achieving connection tightness:  Reliability depends upon the integrity between conductors  
    By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor (Read an online summary)
     
     
     
  • Index of Articles  Annual five-year index, 2001-2005 Listing articles that have appeared in EA over the past five years.   Compiled by the EA staff
  • Transformer impedence, page 31, in the January 2006 Electrical ApparatusPower Systems - The significance of transformer impedance ...and why there is a rating  
    By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor    
     
     
     
  • ISA EXPO automation show, page 32, in the January 2006 Electrical ApparatusAssociations, Conventions & Trade Shows - Automation conference stresses safety, security: Numerous innovations were on display at the ISA Expo in Chicago. 

    By the EA staff
     
     
     
  • Programmable logic controllers, p. 34 in the January 2006 Electrical ApparatusDigital Electronics - To PC or not to PC:  Control system specifiers face the sometimes difficult choice between computers and programmable logic controllers. 
    By David P. Tryling, EA Electronics Editor
     
     
     
  • Preventing colds, p. 28, in the January 2006 Electrical ApparatusSafety and Health  -   Winning the battle of the 'cold' war:  What you can do to prevent colds or minimize their discomfort.  By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor 
     
     
     
     
  • Accounting  -  Is doing business in China for everyone? While potentially lucrative, the Chinese market presents risks. By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor

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  • Editor's Comment In this issue: We start off the year with a look at the past ... Katrina won't be over for a long time ... Updating your EMBR listings (update online @ http://barks.com/embr.html) ...by Horace B. Barks, Executive Editor 
  • Let's Solve Your Problem How transformer banks can cause voltage unbalance .. What is maximum contact temperature? ... Arc flash publicity proves confusing ... Why two bearing sizes in a standard motor? ... Are removable motor feet a service problem?  ... Why the variety in sight gauge connections? ... How is belt pull location determined? ... Can equalizers add heat to an a-c motor winding? ... What is the cause of erratic vibration readings? ... Neutral conductor sizing can be important ... What grounding connection is suitable for larger motors?
  • Letters  About soft starting, from James R. Johnson, PacifiCorp-Pacific Power, Albany, Oregon ... Dry ice blasting, from Everton Nunes dos Santos, Sincon Manutencao Industrial, Brazil ... Kind words from Edward M. Hurley, G.E. Service Shop, Saltsburg, Pennsylvania 
  • Trade associations,  professional societies and government activities   Malcolm O'Hagan retires as president of the National Electrical Manufacturers Association ... Electronic Resellers Association International  and White Horse Strategic Solutions will inspect Chinese parts ...  Professional Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League (PEARL) to hold conference in February ... New agreement for the Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute and the American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Engineers ... Fluke Corp pledges $250,000 to National Association of Electrical Distributors education foundation ... Refrigeration Service Engineers Society has added catalog requests to its website @ www.rses.org  ... Power Transmission Distributors Association reports gains in year to date sales of power transmission products ... National Education & Research Foundation launches its annual fund campaign ...  Edited by the EA staff
  • Methode Network's new Shanghai plant, pictured in the January 2006 Electrical Apparatus Business and financial briefs Phelps Dodge sells magnet wire business to Rea Magnet Wire Co., Inc. ... ETL Semko Division of Intertek Group plc acquires International Approvals Laboratories ... Bosch Rexroth acquires motion control firm Nyquist BV ... New Shanghai plant for Method Network Bus Products (pictured) ...Edited by Kevin Jones  
     
  • Kevin Toor, Sr. and Jr., in the January 2006 issue of Electrical Apparatus EA reader at ease  Kevin Toor, President of Birclar Electric & Electronics in Romulus, Michigan, coaches a travel hockey team. By Joseph S. Hoff, EA Special Features Editor  
     
     
     
     
  • Standards briefs British Department of Trade and Industry and the British Standards Institution say standards boost the economy ... States begin adoption of latest National Electrical Code ... The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers revises IEEE 336 ...National Electrical Manufacturers Association revises transformer test standard ... Revised fuse standards adopted by ANSI ... ... Edited by the Electrical Apparatus staff. 
  • Training Briefs Announcements of workshops, seminars and instructional materials, in every issue and updated on the web. See our Training page for current offerings.  In this issue:  Corrosion testing, from ASTM International, www.astm.org ... Maintenance Management, from New Standard Institute ... Power Quality, from PowerCET Corp., www.powercet.com/download/courscat.pdf ... Motor & drive application, from Baldor Electric ... Motor service and repair, from the Electrical Apparatus Service Association, www.easa.org ... High voltage maintenance, from Ox Creek Energy, www.corona-technology-course.com ...Professional certification, from the Association for Facilities Engineering, www.afe.org ... Infrared thermography, from the Infrared Training Center ...Edited by Bill O'Leary
    Producers of workshops, seminars, and instructional materials are encouraged to send announcements to Training Briefs Editor, Electrical Apparatus. See Contact Us page. Certain restrictions apply - contact the editors for details.
  • Trilingual summary  Erreichen (und Aufrechterhalten) elektrischer Anschlussfestigkeit ...Comment obtenir (et conserver) le bon serrage des connexions électriques ... Como lograr (y mantener) buena apretura en las conexiones eléctricas... Achieving (and maintaining) electrical connection tightness (read an online English summary)
  • Electronics (Automation briefs) To PC or not to PC? Edited by David P. Tryling
  • Calendar In every issue and updated on the web. See our Calendar page for current offerings.
  • Jerry Black, Vice President of Sales for Air Products and Controls, Inc., in the January 2006 Electrical Apparatus Rick Thompson, Chairman of the board and CEO of Interconnect Devices, Inc. Names and Faces  Jerry Black (left) of Air Products and Controls ... Brett Brenner of the Electrical Safety Foundation International ... Richard DePaulis of the Eraser Co., Inc. ... Jon Elmendorf and Bob Esker of Wood Group Light Industrial Turbines, Inc. ... Rick Thompson (right) of Interconnect Devices, Inc. ...Edited by the EA Staff  
     
  • Peter Walker, from the January 2006 issue of Electrical Apparatus Deaths  - Peter 'Pete' Walker, association staff engineer for the Electrical Apparatus Service Association of St. Louis  
     
     
     
     
  • Literature Catalog of meter mix dispense systems for adhesives, sealants and lubricants, from Sealant Equipment & Engineering, Inc. ... a transportation products catalog from Cooper Bussmann ... Fiber-optic cables from Alpha Wire Co. ... Arc Flash Study Performance Specifications from ESA ... welding end prep tools and abrasive saws from ESCO Tool ... the 2005 NEC Code Change Book ... power systems disruptions solutions brochure from Bryant Electric (Hubbell) ... energy-savings brochure from Baldor Electric Co ... Power quality catalog from Sola/Hevi Duty Products ... end to end hardware communications devices selection guide from Hubbell Wiring Device-Kellems ...  Edited by the EA staff 
  • Product briefs Circuit interrupters from System Pro M ... Insulation tape from Mocap Inc.... Measuring Equipment from  Brooks Utility Products Group, AEMC Instruments, and Extech Instruments ... Power factor improvement capacitors from Staco ... Self-contained shock/vibration data logger from Hoyt Electrical Instrument Works, Inc. ...  Motors & Gearmotors from Leeson ... Safety itesm from EGS Electrical Group and Magid Glove and Safety ... Switching devices from Electroswitch, Automation Systems Interconnect, Inc., Leviton Mfg. Co., Tyco Electronics and Intermatic ... Test instruments from Ideal Industries, Schaffner EMC and Megger ... Edited by the EA Staff
  • Cy's Super Service, Motorhead and Generatorhead
  • Direct and Current  Social Security payments ... Electrical Distributors sales ... Industrial controls and service sales ... Stamp tax ... Unpaid student loans ... U.S. Life expectancy and health ... By the Editors
  • Classified Advertising Equipment, jobs, businesses, business opportunities and services.
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