Opting to buy reconditioned or refurbished electrical components has many benefits some that only your wallet can thank you for. Provided the reconditioned electrical components performs as they should, buying a used item for a lot less saves you quite a chunk of change, especially when it’s not financially feasible to buy a new electrical…
Read more February 27, 2018What’s better, a GCFI outlet or a GCFI circuit breaker? Getty Images What’s better, a GFCI outlet or a GFCI circuit breaker? BILL H., CASPER, WYOMING Both are equally lifesaving devices that have contributed to the steady drop in electrocutions from consumer products—down from 481 in 1968 to 30 in 2015, according to the Electrical…
Read more February 21, 2018Ensuring electrical safety after a flood must take precedence over salvaging any remains or inspecting the home. The reason: water and electricity do not mix! It is understandable that you are very eager to check on your belongings, to try to get things back to normal as soon as possible. However, there is always a…
Read more February 14, 2018YouTube channel Warped Perception opens up a common domestic circuit breaker to reveal what is inside. Most people will have experienced the lights and power going out when a circuit breaker has been tripped. It’s usually pretty easy to simply reset the switch. But what is actually happening inside the break during a trip? The…
Read more February 8, 2018We use electrical switches every single day in our lives. Whether they are used to turn on the light or if they are used indirectly while using computers and other appliances, switches are one of the most common electrical accessory around. There are a number of different electrical switches we can use, each having its…
Read more January 25, 2018In order to be successful in business, we need to be a tad prudent with how money is spent or re-invested into the business and purchasing. Is purchasing a new piece of electrical equipment the best investment, or does capitalizing on an opportunity to purchase quality refurbished electrical components at a significant savings make a…
Read more January 11, 2018Large power overloads may potentially destroy electrical equipment, or in more serious cases, cause a fire. A fuse and circuit breaker both serve to protect an overloaded electrical circuit by interrupting the continuity, or the flow of electricity. How they interrupt the flow of electricity is very different, however. A fuse is made up of…
Read more January 4, 2018Most of the industry experts these days are looking forward to being able to use refurbished electrical equipment and replacement components on their manufacturing lines. Although many people have misconceptions about using refurbished components such as transformers, bus ducts, panel switches, circuit breakers, and such however the truth is that reconditioned machines and components offer…
Read more December 19, 2017Flooding can cause much devastation. One of them being the ability to ruin the workability of electrical equipment. Manufacturing equipment is much like any other electrical equipment in the way it reacts to water flooding inside its circuits. If you are the owner of such machinery, and it has been hit by a flood or…
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