Switches and GPOs don’t have to be so bland
05 August, 2010 by Giuseppe Parola*
Not long after I first arrived here in Australia, I met an architect who told me that he didn’t want light switches to be visible in homes. When I asked him why, he simply said: “Because they’re ugly.” I suspect such an attitude is not uncommon amongst many architects, and even some home owners, given the universal use of basic white switch plates and GPOs in this country.
Is power protection costing more than it should?
05 August, 2010 | Supplied by: Eaton Electrical (Australia) Pty Ltd
All electronics in an organisation - from desktops to data centres - require continuous, clean power. Anything less puts businesses at risk of data corruption, equipment damage and unplanned downtime. Most organisations meet this requirement by having a central UPS that serves an entire building/data centre, or distributed UPSs placed closer to the equipment being protected, or both.
Fitel S178 fusion splicer and S325 cleaver
05 August, 2010 | Supplied by: TechRentals
The Fitel S178 fusion splicer and S325 cleaver are now available to rent.
Western Telematic PTS-9CM20-2 automatic power transfer switch
29 July, 2010 | Supplied by: Interworld Electronics and Computer Industries
The PTS-9CM20-2 automatic power transfer or redundant power switch from Western Telematic is claimed to provide a reliable method of automatically switching equipment to a backup power source. By constantly monitoring a primary power source, redundant power switches can decide when to switch to a secondary redundant source to ensure that critical network devices are always up and running.
Upsonic power surge and spike protection power board
05 July, 2010 | Supplied by: Upsonic Power Pty Ltd
The Upsonic power surge and spike protection power board is designed to protect and fit with home theatre audiovisual components, offering 3672 J of protection with a response time of less than 1 ns.
SafeWind medium-voltage switchgear
01 July, 2010 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty Ltd
SafeWind is claimed to be the slimmest medium-voltage switchgear, small enough to fit through the narrow doorway of a turbine tower.
NHP Resistant Orange ISO plug and socket range
01 July, 2010 | Supplied by: NHP Electrical Engineering Products Pty Ltd
The Resistant Orange line has been added to the NHP ISO plug and socket range for industrial, commercial and domestic applications.
Erico Caddy Glider electrical box attachment
01 July, 2010 | Supplied by: ERICO
The Caddy Glider electrical box attachment is designed to simplify the installation of electrical boxes and allows for final adjustment on the job site.
Cembre Rolly 2000 thermal transfer printer and Genius software
01 July, 2010 | Supplied by: Industrial Labelling Solutions
The Cembre Rolly 2000 is a 300 dpi high-resolution printer using thermal transfer technology designed for high-volume printing of wire markers, cable labels and cable markers for electrical, switchboard and control panel labelling requirements.
Harting 5-pole variant crimp connector with M12 mating face
01 July, 2010 | Supplied by: Soanar Limited
The 5-pole variant to the Harting range of low-voltage crimp connectors with the M12 mating face is available as a male and female a-coded connector version.
Exair cabinet coolers
01 July, 2010 | Supplied by: Compressed Air Australia Pty Ltd
The Exair CE-compliant cabinet coolers are claimed to be a low-cost means of purging and cooling electrical control panels and suitable applications include cooling PLCs, microprocessors, variable frequency drives, industrial computers and robotics.
Lumberg Automation PowerCinch connection system
01 July, 2010 | Supplied by: Belden Australia Pty Ltd
The Lumberg Automation PowerCinch is a modular power distribution and motor control connection system for machinery applications.
Moxa IMC-P101 industrial PoE media converters
01 July, 2010 | Supplied by: CrispTech Pty Ltd
The Moxa IMC-P101 series of UL508-certified industrial PoE media converters offer a long-distance ethernet-to-fibre communications solution, while adding PoE functionality to reduce cabling costs and set-up times.
VMR series remote power distribution units
01 July, 2010 | Supplied by: Interworld Electronics and Computer Industries
The VMR series remote power distribution units (PDUs) with output power metering allow secure power management of rackmount equipment via web browser, telnet, external modem or local terminal interfaces.
Hoffman Panelite low-profile enclosure lights
01 July, 2010 | Supplied by: Pentair
The Hoffman Panelite range of low-profile enclosure lights that includes compact LED and fluorescent versions is designed for quick installation into Proline enclosures, as well as most other enclosures.
