August 2011
THE ECA(SA) has reacted to some adverse reaction from electrical contractors after Carte Blanche's recent exposé on electrical contractors in Gauteng.
In the television programme, aired on MNet on July 3, seven electricians were asked to diagnose and repair a fault but only two managed to get it right.
"It appears that many electrical contractors are under the impression that the ECA(SA) was involved in the selection criteria, and that parts of the show were fixed thereby resulting in good publicity for Electric Mann," says Chris Greager, national director: operations for Electrical Contractors' Association (SA).
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Contractor's Corner This section covers new products and industry news including a new fixing and fastening division opening at Waco Industries, advice on preventing costly downtime from CBI-electric : low voltage, and safe testing without direct contact with live wires with the Kyoritisu phase rotation indicator from Major Tech. Motor control centres and motor protection This interesting feature looks at new solid state overload relays for motor protection, NewElec's M series of motor protection relays, Comtest's new clamp meter with a detachable remote display, Legrand's range of air circuit breakers, Dehn's condition monitoring system and news on ACTOM's contract to supply state-of-the-art fixed pattern switchgear to eThekwini Electricity, amongst others. Buyer's Guide The Buyer's Guide lists manufacturers and distributors of products and services for lighting. Energy Efficiency This popular feature includes articles on Magnet's role in the Sappi Tugela River pump station upgrade project, a 5kW solar energy system from Clearline, energy efficient lighting from Waco Industries and an energy efficient test rig from BMG. Lighting This feature is packed with interesting articles on lighting, lighting trends and news from the lighting industry. Articles include news on Schneider's new ZENcelo range of switches, the Ni9htwatcher security light, Crabtree's Lightech open channel fittings, Aurora's range of LUNA CFLs, Major Tech's microwave motion sensor lights, a new downlighter from LED Lighting SA and the energy efficient Supernova recessed luminaire from Province Lighting. Personality of the Month Regula Niehus has been communications manager at Powertech for the past 12 years. Swiss by birth, she applies ‘Swiss precision' to all the projects she is involved in - and they run like proverbial clockwork.
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