Jun 05, 2019
The 2017 NEC now requires meeting rooms measuring 1,000 square feet or less to be equipped with 125-volt 15 or 20 ampere receptacles. This new requirement will help serve today’s trend that requires we travel with a myriad of electronic devices to meet our daily personal and business needs. This new Code-reference, 210.71 Meeting Rooms, is found in Article 210 Branch Circuits, Part III. Required Outlets, and is only applicable to meeting rooms or areas measuring 1,000 square feet or less. The qualifying room or area is to be determined by measuring wall-to-wall space, as well as space created using movable partitions.
May 21, 2019
JADE Learning, a nationally trusted online electrical continuing education provider, now offers instructor-led CE training to Maryland electricians — helping them meet Maryland state board requirements for continuing electrical education (CE) and license renewal. The leading provider of electrical trade continuing education, JADE Learning...
May 10, 2019
Widely known for online electrical continuing education, JADE Learning brings instructor-led CE training to Ohio — helping electricians meet the Ohio state board requirements for electrical continuing education and license renewal. The leading nationwide provider of trade-specific continuing education, JADE Learning is building on its successful in-person training programs in North...
May 09, 2019
The Isolated Ground (IG) is a type of equipment ground that, in theory, reduces interference experienced by electronics and instrumentation from radio frequency (RF) noise, by connecting that equipment directly to the grounding terminal of the service equipment, without ever making contact with another metal component or grounded surface, that could potentially be serving as an antenna for airborne RF noise.
May 09, 2019
The NEC has long regulated the required space around electrical equipment installations so that a worker who is going to examine, adjust, service, or maintain equipment that may be energized is not exposed to excessive danger from live (ungrounded) parts. The worker must have enough space available so as not to contact a surface that could effectively make his body a path to ground. In the past, equipment installations above a drop ceiling, such as small transformers, air handlers, VAV’s, and the like, have not been addressed, and the enforcement of Article 110.26 in these spaces has been difficult at best, as the space above a drop ceiling is often very crowded.
May 01, 2019
While JADE Learning offers continuing education classes on the intricacies of alarm systems, there is often opportunity to improve upon these existing systems. These improvements could be by covering some previously missed access points to the home or by adding life safety features to improve not only security...
May 01, 2019
Fire alarm systems are at least an order of magnitude more challenging to understand than homeowner-type smoke alarms, even if individual smoke alarms within the home are wired together to work in concert. Fire alarm work must not be taken for granted because if a system...
Apr 26, 2019
Electricians in the state of Kentucky must take some steps every year in order to renew their electrical license. JADE Learning can guide you through the process one step at a time and make sure your electrical license is properly renewed on time so you may continue working without interruption...
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