US housing repossessions increase copper theft
30 July, 2008
According to a recent report in The Boston Globe, the combination of increased copper prices and record housing foreclosures in the US state of Massachusetts has resulted in an ‘epidemic’ of house thefts.
Australand commits to HPM Legrand
29 July, 2008
Australand has appointed HPM Legrand as its preferred national supplier, with the partnership commencing 1 July 2008.
Major projects to meet future power demand
11 July, 2008
Major projects have begun to meet the growing need for power in south-east Queensland, according to Mines and Energy Minister, Geoff Wilson.
DIN rail cutter
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Amplex Industries
The DRC-750 DIN rail cutter is designed to cut standard 35 x 7.5 mm steel DIN rails.
700SH solid-state relays
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation Australia
The Allen-Bradley 700SH range of solid-state relays has been expanded with the addition of increased load capacities of up to 100 A and 660 V, extending the applicability of the relays into precision-controlled, high switching-frequency applications, such as temperature control in packaging, food processing, plastics and HVAC industries.
Power quantity monitor
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Power Quality Solutions
The Power Standards Laboratory PQube power quantity monitor measures voltage disturbances and steady-state trend values and stores the data on an SD card.
Transparent power point
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Legrand Australia P/L
The Kristall double power points from Bticino are part of a complete range of electrical accessories including switches, outlets and control devices that make a significant decorating statement in homes and offices.
Auto recloser for RCDs
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty Ltd
The F2C-ARI enables automatic reclosing of a residual current device (RCD) in case of nuisance tripping, eg, after an overvoltage created by lightning, making it particularly suitable for use in unmanned control panels in applications such as communications repeater stations, traffic and signalling control, pumping and irrigation stations, refrigeration and public lighting.
RCBO circuit breaker
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: NAW Controls
The MRR series combination MCB and RCD (RCBO), developed by motor control gear manufacturer Mack Electrical, fits all the necessary electronics of an earth leakage trip unit and an over-current tripping mechanism into a single-pole MCB case with a 6 kA fault current rating.
Power condition assessment
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Megger Limited
Delta3000 is an automated insulation power factor test set to non-destructively assess the condition of high-voltage electrical equipment such as transformers, circuit breakers and motors, and measuring the excitation current and inductance of transformer windings
Relay controller
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Philips Dynalite
DDRC1220FR-GL is a relay controller designed to control any type of switched load. The power circuit is a ‘feed through’ design and is electrically equivalent to a 12-pole contactor, with the additional advantage of each pole being separately controllable via the DyNet network.
Termination tool
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Fluke Networks
The JackRapid termination tool has been redesigned with a new ergonomic handle and support for additional jack types.
Harmonic filters
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Westek Electronics Pty Ltd
The ECOsine FN3410/3412 series of three-phase harmonics filters is the latest generation of Schaffner broadband passive harmonics filters to enable better utilisation of the power capacity of distribution transformers and networks, thereby increasing efficiency to either allow more nonlinear load to be connected to the same system or postpone expensive upgrades to the electrical system capacity.
Transparent power point
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Legrand Australia P/L
The Kristall double power points from Bticino are part of a complete range of electrical accessories including switches, outlets and control devices that make a significant decorating statement in homes and offices.
Railway cables
01 July, 2008 | Supplied by: Nexans Olex Australia Pty Ltd
The Rheyhalon NSHXAFOE EN cables are designed to EN50264-3-1 to be installed in internal and external railway applications, such as in and on locomotives, trains and trolley buses, along with switching stations and control panels.
