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Cable Terminal

Cable Terminals – All Types & Functions

Electrical and electronic equipment requires cables for their power supply, power distribution, interconnections, control, monitoring and so on. Some of the equipment which comes to our mind include electrical appliances, electrical load switches, circuit-breakers, fuse bases, electrical motors, generators, transformers, busbars and electrical control and distribution panels, to name a …

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Earthing Calculations

Earthing Calculations with Simplified Formulas!

Electrical earthing calculations are an integral part of electrical protective wiring. There are many pieces of equipment and appliances with metal surfaces around us. These metal surfaces could become energized due to lightning or wiring faults. If they do not have sufficient earthing and a person touches this surface, he …

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Earth Rods

What are Earth Rods?

What is an Earth Electrode? Earth Rods are a type of Earth Electrode. An Earth Electrode is a conducting element buried directly in the ground, facilitating the flow of fault currents towards the ground. This means that Earth Electrodes are metallic and, since they have to be buried for long …

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