Chad German
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Dedicated (Individual) Circuits
In the electrical world there is always more than one term to describe equipment as well as circuitry. This can…
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Sizing Overload Protection for Motors
All electrical circuits and equipment need to be protected from overloads, short-circuits and ground-faults. With a lot of circuits the…
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Overload Protection for Motors
All electrical circuits and equipment need to be protected from overloads, short-circuits and ground-faults. With a lot of circuits this…
Read More » How to Size a Branch-Circuit
A question electricians are often asked is, ‘how do you size a circuit?’. To most, this seems like it would…
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Sizing Short-Circuit & Ground-Fault for Motors
Electrical contractors tend to have fewer insurance claims compared with other contractors. This is because every circuit that an electrician…
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Are we allowed to reduce the size of Neutral Conductors?
So what is the “neutral conductor”? The neutral has a few different functions and is essential in an AC circuit.…
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Conductor Sizing for Branch Circuits
When sizing conductors, the first things we need to look at are the terminals. We need to look at the…
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Dwelling Unit Service Load Calculations – Standard Method
Article 220 in the National Electrical Code is something that electricians at any level seem to either overthink, make more…
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