Protection
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How to wire a GFCI Outlet? – GFCI Wiring Circuit Diagrams
How to Wire and Install a GFCI Outlet? What is a GFCI? GFCI also known as “Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter” is a protective device which automatically detects the ground faults…
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Difference Between Overcurrent, Overload and Overvoltage
Main Difference Between Overload, Overcurrent and Overvoltage Newbies and freshers must clear the basic concepts due to the confusing terms used in the electrical and electronics engineering theories and studies…
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Direct Online Starter – DOL Starter Wiring Diagram for Motors
DOL Starter for Motors – Direct Online Starter Diagram, Working, Types & Applications The induction motor draws a huge amount of current at startup. This starting current can damage the…
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Difference between Lightning Arrester and Surge Arrester
Difference between Surge Arrester, Surge Suppressor, Lightning Arrester and Lightning Rod Different terms used for arresters are sometimes confusing even professional engineers and electricians use them interchangeably. We will discuss…
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Can We Use AC Circuit Breaker for DC Circuit & Vice Versa?
Why DC Circuit Breakers Can’t be Used in an AC Circuit and Vice Versa? Both AC and DC are electrical energies having the same heating effects for the same RMS…
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How to Find Power, Voltage & Ampere Rating of Outlet, Receptacle and Plugs
How to Find the Voltage, Power and Ampere Ratings of Outlet, Switch, Receptacle, Socket and Plugs etc.? Switches, outlets, plugs, receptacles, connectors, breakers, GFCI, RCD’s etc., are designed and rated…
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Which One Kills – Current or Voltage and Why? Amps vs Volts
Which One is the Fatal, Voltage or Current and Why? A bad wife or girlfriend won’t kill you, but voltage and current can do so easily at a certain level.…
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Why was Circuit Breaker Capacity Rated in MVA and Now in kA and kV?
Circuit Breaker Rating – Breaking Capacity, Making Capacity, Voltage & Current Rating, Duty Cycle & Short Time Operation Rating of Breaker Please don’t kill me to mention the surprise MVA…
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How to Find the Proper Size of Circuit Breaker? Breaker Calculator & Examples
How to Calculate the Correct Size of Circuit Breaker? Breaker Size Calculator with Solved Examples Based on NEC, IEC ad IEEE According to the NEC (National Electric Code), IEC (International…
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How to Wire Analog and IP PTZ Camera with DVR and NVR?
Types of Analog and PoE IP PTZ Cameras and Their Wiring Connection with DVR and NVR In our previous posts, we have learned the basic wiring and connection of analog…
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