AI in Electrical Testing is rapidly becoming a practical tool for companies performing acceptance testing, maintenance testing, commissioning, protective relay testing, power quality analysis, cable diagnostics, and other specialized electrical services. For the NETA electrical testing industry, artificial intelligence has the potential to significantly improve how field information is collected, reviewed, documented, analyzed, and communicated. […]
🧰 What Is Insulation Resistance Testing? Insulation Resistance (IR) testing is a fundamental, non-destructive diagnostic method used to assess the quality of electrical insulation. This is commonly performed on cables, transformers, motors, and switchgear. A megohmmeter (or “megger”) applies a high DC voltage to measure leakage current, which is used to calculate resistance (R = […]
Modified Primary Injection Testing: When and Why It’s the Right Choice Published by Electrical Test Tech In the world of electrical acceptance and maintenance testing, field conditions don’t always support a textbook approach. One such adaptation is Modified Primary Injection Testing—a hybrid method that uses primary current injection only where absolutely necessary (such as ground […]
Customer Service As a field service technician, you arrive on site. You were probably given very little or no information about the task ahead of you. How do you respond? Responses aren’t always in the form of a verbal action. As a matter of fact, what you don’t do or say, resonates more with a customer. […]
Where do you rent your electrical test equipment? Oftentimes, you may not have a test set that you may need. There are multiple reasons why this may be the case. Those of us who regularly work in the electrical testing field, know how expensive equipment is. A primary current injection test set may sell […]
These are the best laboratories to send your oil samples to… Finding a reputable company to send an oil sample to is a matter of locating your favorite search engine, and typing “Electrical oil testing laboratory” or something of that nature in the search bar. You will get the promoted vendors that appear on the […]
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Familiarity with insulating oil features can really set you apart from your competition! Utilizing a few of your human senses, can be a crucial part of diagnosing equipment. […]
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15+ years in the electrical trade, has played quite a toll on my body. 70 pounds of weight, has been added over those years. Weight gain is a problem that many people face. I can break it down, from personal experience, the reason for weight gain in the electrical testing field. Over the past 10 […]