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Electrical Apparatus
June 2007
Featured articles
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Conventions -
Products and services on display at the EASA Show: This month's convention of the Electrical Apparatus Service Association brings together nearly 150 suppliers to the aftermarket.
By the EA Staff -
Service and Sales Companies - New life for an old service center:
We visit Southern Apparatus Services in West Monroe, Louisiana
- A formerly captive repair shop finds a niche in large machinery.
- Digital Electronics - Electronic control for the environmentally conscious: Even a user of industrial electronics can make a positive difference. By David P. Tryling, EA Electronics Editor
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Maintenance - Circuit breaker servicing: Is it for you? When to give attention
to a device that only rarely is called upon to perform.
By Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor (Read
an online summary )
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Safety and Health -
Welding fumes raise new health concerns Respiratory risks, long overlooked, may
be greater than many imagined. By Richard B. Elsberry, EA Contributing Editor
- Accounting - What does this job really cost? A look at deficiencies in quoting and costing systems used by service shops. By William H. Wiersema, CPA, EA Contributing Editor
Departments and Columns (for additional information or to submit material, see the Departments and Columns page.)
- Editor's Comment In this issue - EA is read on all continents - in more than 40 countries ... Welcome, readers in the armed services ... What to look for in this issue - Southern Apparatus Service in West Monroe, Louisiana ...the EASA Show ... ... by Horace B. Barks, Executive Editor
- 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. In this issue - Does the Code require unbalance protection? ... Relating stator heating to accelerating rotor ... Dealing with induction generator phase rotation ... How long should ball bearings last? ... Does a lower ambient allow motor overloading? ... Can a motor stand more than one explosion? ... Camera flash could cause a power outage ... Be careful in dealing with 'demand' savings ...Edited by the EA staff
- Letters Comments and questions from readers of Electrical Apparatus. In this issue - Seeking literature on capacitors, from R. Gibson, APC Engineering & Manufacturing, Aurora, IL ... When welding cable is used for other purposes, from David Bredhold, Application Engineer, Eaton/Cutler Hammer, Louisville, Kentucky ... Kind words, from Buddy Dawson, Salesman, Northport Electric Supply, Northport, Alabama; Harold Little, Owner, Harold's Electric Motor Service, Chico, California, and Danny White, Wichita, Kansas.
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Trade associations, professional societies and government activities News of non-profit government, and other organizations serving the electrical mechanical industries. In this issue - EA Contributing Editor William Wiersema's address to EASA members in Darien, Illinois (pictured) ... U. S. standards group ASTM International signs Memorandum of Understanding with the Russian Federal Agency on Technical Regulation and Metrology ... New Zealand seeking closer trade with China ... Underwriters Laboratories and the Fire Protection Research look more closely at residential fires ... Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Institute warns of legislative meddling ... Penn State solar team wins research grant from the Foundation for Electrical Construction - National Electrical Contracting Association and Electri International will work with the school to promote the role of qualified electrical contractors ... National Association of Electrical Distributors receives $250,000 education and research pledge from Panduit Corp ... Edited by the EA staff
- Business and financial briefs News of expansions, relocations, annual reports, and more, about companies serving the electrical mechanical industries. In this issue - Superior Essex buys Nexan Canada Wire ... Ametek acquires SCR and Seacon Phoenix interconnect lines ... Kinetek acquires customer motor maker Howell Electric Motors ... Power Distribution, Inc., is sold to Bertram Capital ... Lincoln Electric opens regional distribution and training facility in Chicago ...Gexpro is new name for GE Supply, following its purchase by Rexel Group ... Klein Tools founder honored by International Lineman's Museum in Shelby, N. C. ...Financial Briefs - first quarter reports from Baldor Electric Co., Lincoln Electric Holdings, Inc., A.O. Smith Corp, Emerson Corp. Regal-Beloit Corp. and Littelfuse ...Edited by Kevin Jones
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EA reader at ease Jim McKee, owner of Alabama Electric Motor Service in Sheffield, Alabama. Jim is a member of a train and model train club, the Mid-South Live Steamers. He owns an engine and a riding car, in which he can sit to ride around.
- Trilingual summary For our international readers, each month one featured topic is presented in French, Spanish and German. In this issue - Circuit breaker servicing: Is it for you? (read an online English summary)
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New Books Recently published books, reviewed by our editors. See our Book Review webpage, and also Books for the Plant and Shop from Barks Books, including titles from the editors of Electrical Apparatus, including our latest new book, Let's Solve Your Problem - Volume III. In this issue - Lead-free Solder Interconnect Reliability (Hardcover) by Dongkai Shangguan
- Say It Right The popular column about language in the workplace. In this issue - Resist the word resistant It may mean different things in different circumstances - even to different people ... by Richard L. Nailen, P.E., EA Engineering Editor
- Engineering Education By Josh HoffSummer program helps student play engineer .. Getting students hooked on engineering early on ... Online degree to boost energy industry ... Plagiarism on the rise among college students...
- Names and FacesNews and photos of industry people on the move and in the news. In this issue -Bud Hittie of Kinetek ... Jeff Vaughn of Darby Electric Co., Inc. ... J. Craig McAtee of Power Transmission Distributors Association ... Mikaël Le Guern of Eurotherm ...Edited by the EA Staff
- Calendar In every issue and updated on the web. See our Calendar page for current offerings.
- Cy's Super Service, Motorhead and Generatorhead Comic strips featuring characters from our favorite cartoonists.
- Classified Advertising Equipment, jobs, businesses, business opportunities and services.
- Direct and Current Breaking news of interest to the industry. In this issue - Business conditions up for second consecutive month ... Sales growth slows for electrical distributors ... Purchasing executives expect continued growth ... Manufacturing technology consumption rises ... Kodak takes on HP with printer wars .... No savings from early daylight savings time? ... from The Editors of Electrical Apparatus.
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