THE ELECTRICAL AND DIMMING BEHAVIOUR OF LED FILAMENT LAMPS
By Dr Marthinus Smit, Shuttle Lighting LED lamps were initially introduced as solid-state lighting (SSL) to provide significant energy saving combined with an increased lamp […]
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SANS 10142-1 EDITION 3 AND THE NEW REVISED BONDING TEST
By Anthony Schewitz, ECA(SA) Technical Adviser One of the significant changes in SANS 10142-1 Edition 3 is the bonding test (clause 8.6.2), however many electricians […]
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THE PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES OF POTENTIALLY ‘BULLETPROOF’ COC DOCUMENTATION
By Anthony Schewitz, ECA Regional Director, Highveld All too often in our industry, we see contractors issue the bare minimum required when it comes to […]
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ADDITIONAL TEST REPORTS NOW AVAILABLE FROM THE ECA(SA)
Additional test reports for Certificates of Compliance are now available from ECA regional offices. The additional test reports are intended to assist electrical contractors with […]
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LOOK! HERE ARE SOME ESSENTIAL APPS TO AID SOUTH AFRICAN ELECTRICIANS
By Anthony Schewitz, ECA Regional Director, Highveld We live in the information age, and it’s called that because when we need information, we can usually […]
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ECA(SA) POPI ACT POLICY
PROTECTION OF PERSONAL INFORMATION ACT, 2013 (POPIA) In line with the POPI Act, which has been introduced to better protect personal information, the ECA(SA)’s POPIA […]
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ECA(SA)’S NEW ELECTRONIC COC FOR SANS 10142-1 EDITION 3 NOW UP AND RUNNING FOR MEMBERS
ECA(SA) members can now access the electronic CoC (e-CoC), which is live and available at https://ecoc.ecasa.co.za/ The Edition 2 e-CoC documents are saved and these […]
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FREE DOWNLOAD: WHEN DO YOU NEED A SEPARATE DB FOR A GARAGE, GRANNY FLAT OR COMMUNE?
Why some houses have a separate distribution board (DB) in the garage or ‘granny flat’ and others don’t has become a contentious issue recently, judging […]
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WHAT THE ECA(SA) DOES FOR ITS MEMBERS
Andre Wagener, Chairman of the Highveld Regional Executive Committee recently discussed membership of the ECA with other members and, he says, it turns out that […]
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MOVING OR REMOVING YOUR ELECTRICITY METER IS DANGEROUS AND ILLEGAL
Eskom wishes to inform its customers that moving an electricity meter from its original place is illegal, unsafe and considered vandalism, as the meters belong […]
