ElectricSmarts Newsletter
June 03, 2021
Look for the UL – and CSA - Label
Chuck Ross
I’ve written a lot about safety standards over the years, along with the importance of looking for the Underwriters Laboratories (UL) label on electrical products. The experience of some friends of mine recently underscored why checking for the backing of a major safety organization like UL should be a part of shopping for new devices.
Temporary Work Lights: Types, Tech, and Lumen Output
Steve Maurer, IME
During my 35 year stint as a maintenance technician and electrician, I've used temporary work lights a good portion of that time. I've used all the various types or configurations:
  • Hand-held (aka, flashlight)
  • Hands-free
  • Portables
  • Tripod mounted, and
  • Trouble lights
How Food Grade Conduit Helps Deliver Safety to the Table
Chuck Ross
Flexible, jacketed metal conduit can seem like a commodity product – it’s ordered in bulk and, in general, there’s not a lot of visible difference between the various conduit types. But obviously, the various conduit grades exist for a reason, and that’s to meet the specific environmental challenges different installation sites will face.
In the Spotlight
This Month's Smart eCat Features: IDEAL ELECTRICAL 2021 Full-Line Catalog
IDEAL has been committed to craft and its craftsmen for more than 100 years. Whether you’re the electrical contractor or datacomm technician, production engineer or plant manager, we know the job the way you know the job. So we build the tools you need to get it done.

 More than 6,000 tools and supplies make up the IDEAL family of products. And we make sure each one earns its place in the tool bags of the professionals who power our world.
Open eCatalog Library
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Introducing the Troffer Transformer
LED's new Troffer Transformer has the ability to be installed as a retrofit kit or as a new fixture. Choose between volumetric or flat panel design.
Mini Exterior Mounting Bases
Arlington's smaller, 5" x 7" Exterior Mounting Base, is designed for easy use. Our mounting bases install on siding and other surfaces and can be installed before or after siding goes up.
BURNDY® cULus Listed Ferrules
BURNDY is excited to introduce the newest addition of cULus Listed ferrule connectors for the Small Terminal product line. We are introducing 209 new items, which will eventually replace our existing non-UL listed offering. The cULus Listing goes from number 24 AWG to 1 ought AWG sizes. You’ve got the problem? We’ve got the solution, and now they’re cULus Listed.
Hubbell Control Solutions Launches New NX Distributed Intelligence Lighting Control Panel
Chase Nipples Added to Gibson Stainless Product Line
Lutron Launches 6 New Features for Designers to Realize Their Visions with Athena
Klein Tools® Launches 2-Piece Ironworker’s Pliers Set for Working with Rebar Tie Wire
Meyda Lighting introduces 96-inch Desert Arrow Chandelier
New White Paper on Antimicrobial Food Grade Liquatite® Flexible Conduit
Litetronics Introduces New LED Stairwell Fixture for Commercial and Industrial Settings
 
 
 
 
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