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Earthing and bonding for IT installations
Proper earthing protects people and equipment and lets surge protection work. It is easy to overlook and hard to fix later.
By David Otieno 1 min
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Power quality problems and their symptoms
Flickering lights, random restarts and failed power supplies often point to power quality problems that can be measured and fixed.
By David Otieno 1 min
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Surge protection for IT equipment
Surges from lightning and switching damage electronics. Layered protection at the board, the rack and data lines reduces the risk.
By David Otieno 1 min
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Generator and UPS working together
The UPS bridges the seconds until the generator starts; the generator carries the long outage. Getting the hand-off right takes planning.
By David Otieno 1 min
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Sizing a UPS for a server room: a practical method
Add up the real load, check both watts and VA, allow headroom and decide how much runtime you actually need.
By Inara Crest Engineering 2 min
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