ILSCO
Connection Basics: Understanding Mechanical and Compression Connectors
The weakest links in any electrical distribution system are those
locations where connections are made. Secure tap, terminal and splice
connections are critical to a system’s safety and reliability.
Electrical contractors have a number of options when it comes to the
connectors they use in these applications, with mechanical- and
compression-style connectors being the most common.
ILSCO
LED Streetlighting Is Bringing New Opportunities – Just Remember the Connection Requirements
Your local streets might be looking a little different lately when
you’re driving home at night. It could be because they no longer feature
that yellow-orange glow produced by the high-intensity discharge lamps
that have illuminated U.S. streets for decades. Cities across the
country are rapidly upgrading to LED streetlights, leading to improved
illumination and significant energy savings.
Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc.
3 Benefits to Upgrading with a Lighting Retrofit
About 28% of a building's electrical energy bill is literally consumed
in lighting the premises. That's pretty consistent across both
industrial and commercial buildings. Obviously, if you can lower that
expense significantly, the impact on your overall operating budget
reduces.
I know what you're thinking.
"He's going to start talking about LED lighting upgrades, isn't he?"
Milbank Manufacturing Co.
Current Transformers – and How to Protect Them
Once upon a time, the only reason building codes addressed electrical
metering was to enable local utility billing efforts. Today, though,
metering is seen as a critical tool in efforts to boost our buildings’
energy efficiency. With the understanding that we can’t manage what we
don’t measure, the latest energy standards are calling for greater use
of submetering of individual building systems – and that means even
greater use of current transformers (CTs).
Universal Lighting Technologies, Inc.
Commercial and Industrial Lighting – Going Retro!
No, I'm not talking about traveling back into the past. I'm talking
about moving onward to the future. And the "retro" is really
retrofitting to LED lighting.
In another article, I talked more about using LED drop-ins to replace old fluorescent troffers. And I still like that option.
Signify
3D Printed LED Luminaires – Coming to America
They say you can't teach an old dog new tricks …
But,
I'm an old dog and I just learned of a brand new "trick" that literally
made me sit up and beg for more. I thought I'd seen everything, but I
was wrong … so very wrong.
My mind's been officially … blown.
