PV INSTALLERS MUST BE ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS
By Mark Mfikoe, ECA National Director This article is taken from the July-August 2022 issue of the ECA(SA)’s magazine ‘SA Electrical Contractor’ and the original […]
Category: Technical
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ALL SABS/SANS DOCUMENTS NOW AVAILABLE PAINLESSLY FROM ECA(SA) OFFICES
By Cecil Lancaster, ECA(SA) Regional Director, Bosveld Region Most of our members and other contractors know, and have been purchasing the Wiring Code, SANS 10142-1, […]
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A COMPREHENSIVE LOOK INTO THE SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BATHROOMS IN SECTION 7.1 OF SANS 10142-1 ED 3
The May-June 2022 issue of SA Electrical Contractor features a special pull-out ‘A comprehensive look into the special requirements for bathrooms in section 7.1 OF […]
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FAQS: SWITCHES, SOCKETS, SUB-DBS AND CABTYRE
In the March-April issue of SA Electrical Contractor, Anthony Schewitz, ECA(SA) Regional Director, Highveld, answers the technical enquiries received by the ECA Highveld recently: Are […]
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THE ECA’S LOADSHEDDING TIPS AND GUIDELINES FOR GATVOL SOUTH AFRICANS
The ECA’s Technical Adviser, Anthony Schewitz chatted to Radio 702’s Bongani Bingwe on his breakfast show last week about how loadshedding affects consumers and what […]
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DOWNLOAD THE ARTICLE FOR FREE: ISOLATORS AND COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS
In his article about the common misconceptions around isolators, especially when discussing motors, ECA(SA) Technical Adviser, Anthony Schewitz, concludes that there are many ways one […]
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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 […]
