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Electrical Apparatus 2004 Issues
December 2004
Why 280 employees of the combined Horner Electric and Scherer Industrial group
are smiling ... How consistent are motor temperatures? (read
a summary) ... Readers at Ease: Table tennis at Ace Equipment ... Accounting
- Factoring numbers into the big decisions ... Dangers of cholesterol ...
November 2004 * Electrical Manufacturing Show In Print ... Service shops coping with changing conditions ... Safety programs for employees with special needs ... Planning a controls retrofit ... The Future of Motor Manufacturing - When electrical manufacturing goes global ... Dealing with Workplace Arc Hazards (read a summary)...
October 2004 Shop Equipment Showcase... "No Standards Yet for 'Small Motor' Efficiency" (read a summary)... Wire and Cable - Which phase is which? ... Is exporting right for your company? ... Knee surgery ... Controls ... enclosures ... Interconnections .. Literature
September 2004 Preview (conference program, show highlights and show floor exhibits) of Electrical Manufacturing Conference and Exposition (EMC), September 21-23, Indianapolis. (Bonus distribution of September issue at EMC show.) ...How “the China boom” affects electrical service around the world ...Bringing alternative energy production back home ... ... the big problem of standardizing small-motor efficiency (read a summary) ... Electronics ...Insulation ...Drives... Inverters... Software ... 
August 2004 Electricity from the Sun - Where do we stand? (read a summary)... Paths to better efficiency and productivity ...A look at the changing electrical energy transmission operations ... Costing service ...Physician access fees .. and more ..
July 2004 Shop Equipment Showcase ... The fine art of load testing d-c motors (read a summary) ... Summertime, ice cream and data acquisition ... Why install an isolation transformer? ... Protecting employees against low-voltage shock .. and more ..
June 2004 Preview (show floor exhibits) of Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA) Show and Conference, June 20-23, Washington, D.C.. (Bonus distribution of June issue at EASA show)
... Flat belts - are they still around? (read a summary) ... Insulation...Electrical Enclosures...Controls...Connectors/Couplings ... and more ...
May 2004 * Preview (conference program and show highlights) of Electrical Apparatus Service Association (EASA) Show and Conference, June 20-23, Washington, D.C. (Bonus distribution of May issue at EASA show)
... Electronics... Monitors... Lubricants... Adhesives/Sealants ... Use (and Misuse) of Voltage Testers (Read a summary) ... and more ...
April 2004 How Electrical Service Provides the “Life of Spice”...Understanding, and Servicing, “Crusher-Duty” Apparatus (Read a summary). ...Knowing the Limits of “Power-Limited” Circuits...a safety update on eye protection ... a new installment of our Electronics department ... and more
March 2004 How Electrical Service Provides the “Life of Spice”...Understanding, and Servicing, “Crusher-Duty” Apparatus (Read a summary). ...Knowing the Limits of “Power-Limited” Circuits...a safety update on eye protection ... a new installment of our Electronics department ... and more
February 2004 Motor Vibration - when isn't it bad? (read a summary) ... Shop Equipment Showcase ... Safety and efficiency focus of the Plant Show at National Manufacturing Week in Chicago ... High technology helps a family business survive - Jenkins Electric, Charlotte, North Carolina ... Choosing motor efficiency, Europe vs. U.S. ... Toxic mold, a growing problem ... and much more...
January 2004 New or repaired motor - which is more reliable? (read a summary) ... Smith Services, Princeton, West Virginia - A motor shop with 207 employees that never closes ... Our annual 5 year Index of Articles, 1997-2003, listing major articles that appeared in EA in the previous five years, categorized into some 100 categories to simplify locating. ... and more...
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