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  1. andybro

    A coming engineering shortage ? ---- Who agrees ?

    ScottyUK. Whilst the situation regarding engineers may be improving in the UK these new graduates will be entering an industry where the critical path for distribution projects is dictated by the availability of cable jointers. The bigger skills shortage in my opinion is of craftsmen in trades...
  2. andybro

    Standard 33/0.4 kV Distribution Transformers

    I work for an industrial user in the UK rather than a distribution company and our standard transformer size is 1.5MVA. The main factor which determined this was the size and manageability of the LV connections rather than anything else. Is this approach common?
  3. andybro

    Sewer Gas Corrosion

    Also Do not rely on colour coding for cable identification. PVC insulation will all be a uniform shade of brown in a matter of months. The only thing which is likely to work under these conditions is ventilation. You need to get rid of the problem rather than try to live with it.
  4. andybro

    Where has Engineering Gone In The Last 5 Years

    jmw My normal response to the cashier who holds a banknote up to the light is to do exactly the same with any notes I receive in change. I suppose you could also bite down on any coins for additional effect. Andybr
  5. andybro

    RSLinx and Pactware

    I have already tried this on a PLC forum but had no success and wondered whether any Instrument people had come across the same problem. i) Does anybody out there use the RSLinx Limited DTM driver with the Pactware FDT package. I am trying to use this combination and the lack of any detailed...
  6. andybro

    Taking supply at HV vs. LV - Industrial Plant

    itsmoked. I suspect that 123MB is working in the UK. Technically there is no such thing as MV (as you understand it) here. Everything above 1000V is HV. Historically MV was used for our 415V 3Ph systems. This does cause confusion for some of our North American suppliers and in practice many...
  7. andybro

    Trending Powerflex 700 Parameters

    In order to access parameters over and above the default ones available on Controlnet (or Devicenet/EthernetIP) you can set up Data Links in the Powerflex drive and map the required parameter into one of these. You will also need to update the Drive setup in Logix 5000 so that the expected input...
  8. andybro

    Old cables - Pitch/Compound leaking out

    mrbj Your suspicion about expansion due to hot weather may be justified. We saw exactly the same thing on a number of boxes immediately after the very hot spell (for the UK) we experienced last summer. All of these boxes had been perfectly OK for the previous 20-30 years. Andybro
  9. andybro

    Medium Voltage Fuses in Fuse Switch RMUs

    We use Bussman OHGMA fuses in our Long and Crawford GF3's. I am afraid that I cannot help with the Yorkshire Switchgear units. Andybr
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