Cabling

Hager has introduced a free Junction Box Guide, produced in response to Amendment 1 of the 17th Edition, which specifies what can be used for maintenance-free connections. Jane Yorke, Product Manager for Hager, commented: “Junction boxes are generally the easiest and fastest means of making connections when cable needs to be extended, however many people do not use the correct type of junction box for the installation and are therefore not compliant with BS7671. The biggest issue is...

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Following years of copper being the material of choice for high power busbar trunking in the UK, yet aluminium reigning supreme in the rest of the world, Schneider Electric takes a look at the case for aluminium over copper busbar trunking at a time when cost of materials is having a significant impact on specification choices. The company addresses industry misperceptions and sheds light on some of the common arguments against its widespread use including performance, weight, expansion and...

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The publishing last year of BS 8519:2010 Code of Practice has led to a number of misleading claims being made for some cables, with the confusion appearing to have arisen from a misinterpretation of the different test methods required for power and control cables. Draka’s Mark Froggatt explains. BS 8519:2010 [Selection and installation of fire-resistant power and control cable systems for life safety and fire-fighting applications. Code of Practice] replaces BS 7346-6:2005 [Components for smoke...

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