Contributors
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There’s a cool change ahead…
Solar cooling, or solar air conditioning, is a relatively new technology that has a strong potential to break into Australia’s residential market. Phil Kreveld explains how ... -
Solving common cabling problems
Testing is an integral part of every cable installation. George Georgevits offers a guide to diagnosing and solving cabling problems quickly and effectively. -
Effective lighting in retail environments
Effective lighting in retail environments is widely regarded as an important sales tool, writes Sue Stokes. -
Understanding characteristic impedance
Cabling technicians, in contrast to power and light electricians, have occasion to work with somewhat more specialised materials. And the underlying theoretical basis also differs, writes ... -
The road to 10GBE transmission, part 2
The road to 10GBE transmission has been a long and treacherous one, writes George Georgevits. So how did we get here? -
The road to 10GBE transmission, part 3
In the first two parts of this series we looked at the development of twisted pair structured cabling systems over the last 20 or so years ... -
Audits discover major problems with solar panel installations
The Federal Government’s generous REC scheme and high feed-in tariff rates, although reduced in Victoria and abolished in New South Wales, have been responsible for the ... -
Tackling wind turbine noise complaints
Wind and solar are two major players in the renewable energy market – and both technologies could bode well for electricians. David Herres explains the world ... -
Rapid increase in solar installations potentially overloading the grid
There are claims the rapid installation of residential solar panels could be feeding so much power back into the grid that it overloads the system and ... -
Think long and hard before accepting a job
Assessing the viability of a project is an important part of running a small electrical contracting firm.
