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Are Ecodesign lighting performance standards a recipe for wholesale profit or confusion? This is a very exciting time for the lighting industry. For 100 years the incandescent light bulb ruled the world, but in the last few years we’ve seen an explosion of energy efficient products coming onto the market, first with CFLs and most recently with an array of LED products being produced. However, with so many new products being introduced at a rapid pace, regulators are now...

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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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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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