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Advocating for NPT Thread Standards

National Pipe Thread Tapered (NPT) dimensions are essential for the proper mating of electrical cables to their threaded connections, most notably in North America, but in a multitude of cable installations around the world as well. As new standard IEC 62444, Cable glands , is developed, it is critical...

Published Thu, Jul 31 2008 12:21 PM by leibowitzm

Filed under: Electrical Safety, Safety and Standardization

WIND ENERGY - the good, the bad, and the ugly news!

I recently had the opportunity to attend the WINDPOWER 2008 Conference & Exhibition in Houston Texas. This event is reported to be the largest annual wind energy event in the world. There were approximately 770 exhibits and roughly 12,000 attendees. Actual wind turbine blades were on exhibit outside...

Published Mon, Jun 16 2008 11:32 AM by caskeyj

Filed under: Smart Grid, renewable energy

IEEE Standards Board Approves Project to Develop Copycat Standard?

From the "What could they have been thinking?" desk. On December 7, 2005, the IEEE Standards Board approved a Project Approval Request (PAR) for a new project to develop a standard for "Ground Rod Electrode, Clamp & Coupling Specification" ( http://standards.ieee.org/board/nes...

Published Tue, Sep 30 2008 2:14 PM by baclawskiv

Filed under: Safety and Standardization

Mulching Lawn Mowers - Better than sliced bread

Three weeks ago I purchased a new Troy-Built lawn mower with mulching capabilities. My old lawn mower was still in good condition, but it wasn't designed to mulch the grass. I could either bag the grass clippings every time I cut the grass, or I could leave big clumps of grass on my lawn. I decided...

Published Mon, May 05 2008 3:18 PM by caskeyj

Filed under: Environmental Design

Electrical Industry Setting Good Example on Energy and Environmentally Conscious Design

Energy codes are not new; the first energy conservation code appeared in the ‘70s as a reaction to that decade’s energy crisis. However, the major energy codes in use around the country, the International Energy Conservation Code and ASHRAE 90.1, have been primarily focused on the building envelop and...

Published Fri, Aug 22 2008 2:29 PM by baclawskiv

Filed under: Energy Efficiency

Ohio at the forefront of electrical safety

Ohio ’s recent adoption of the 2008 National Electrical Code ® (NEC ® ) is a prime example of the state’s Board of Building Standards continuing to make home safety a top priority in the Buckeye State. Unfortunately not everyone agrees. It appears that the Ohio Home Builders Association (OHBA) would...

Published Wed, Feb 06 2008 9:26 AM by Winstanley, Gerard

Filed under: Electrical Safety, AFCI

Our "Winner Take All" Electoral System

Another big day in the presidential primary process, with candidates facing off in Ohio and Texas. Much has been made over the past few months about the different delegate rules in each party, with the Democrats using proportional representation and the Republicans using a winner-take-all rule. In his...

Published Tue, Mar 04 2008 8:45 AM by golds

Filed under: General

Managing Effective IPR Law Enforcement

Three years ago, the Bush Administration introduced a new intellectual property rights initiative called Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP) and named a Coordinator for the program reporting the Secretary of Commerce. Both the private and public sector generally agree that the STOP program has...

Published Thu, May 01 2008 4:16 PM by Silcox, Clark

Filed under: Anti-Counterfeiting

New UL Holographic Labeling Requirements and NEMA Product Sections

Recently, Underwriters Laboratories sent a letter to NEMA Luminaire manufacturers announcing a January 1, 2009 requirement to implement holographic labeling in support of an expanding UL program to fight counterfeit products. Historically, UL has only applied these requirements to products made overseas...

Published Fri, Jun 06 2008 2:25 PM by boesenberga

A letter from the counterfeit wars

This weekend I received an email from a consumer in the United Kingdom, who had just learned that a hair iron she had purchased from a website for a favorable price (90 pounds sterling, approximately US$180..00) turned out to be "faulty," and she was told by the manufacturer that it was counterfeit...

Published Sun, Apr 06 2008 1:12 PM by Silcox, Clark

Filed under: Anti-Counterfeiting

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