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. […]
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Electrical Test Equipment Rental Companies
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 […]
Oil Testing Laboratories
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 […]
COVID-19 in Washington DC
A few words about coronavirus, to the Washington DC area! […]
Tips for Diagnosing Oil Filled Electrical Equipment
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. […]
Thermographic Scanning Tips
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Living Healthy in a 24/7 Trade
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 […]
Anti-Pump Relay Troubleshooting Tips
The anti-pump relay provides an important function feature in control circuits. Without the anti-pump function, if the user connected a maintained contact in the close circuit, and the circuit breaker were closed into a fault current, the protective relays would cause an immediate trip action, but the maintained contact in the close circuit would initiate […]
Why is NETA important?
Many people do not know what NETA is. Before I can explain my views of NETA, the following statement is directly from NETA’s website. What is NETA? The InterNational Electrical Testing Association (NETA) is an organization that serves the electrical testing industry by offering accreditation of third-party electrical testing firms, certifying electrical testing technicians, producing […]
Sulfur hexafluoride (SF6)
What is SF6? It’s an inert, colorless, odorless and non-flammable gas. Sulfur hexafuoride is about 5 times denser than air, meaning it’s heavier. If you were to fill a fish tank with SF6, you could treat the gas as if you were pouring water into a fish tank. It will collectively stay within the fish tank. It is […]