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    Stainless vs brass vs bronze for high current connections

    The application is for a temporary earth connection on a busbar @1500VDC 20kA. A colleague has been warned away from using stainless steel & steered towards brass or bronze. I would understand if the reason was due to conductivity for the equivalent cross sectional area, but it was in...
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    Is there a machine guard sensor for the detection of human contact?

    A client of mine has informed me of a sensor for safety applications which has got my head scratching. The application, he assures me, was on the guard of a docking/chop/mitre saw, which retracted the blade in the presence of human flesh. This was demonstrated by using a sausage and trying to...

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