Duncanson Electric Co http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog Articles written for electricians I have trained Fri, 13 Nov 2009 21:36:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 ABOUT http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=756 http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=756#comments Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:07:26 +0000 Joe Duncanson http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=756 I have published and made available herein some of the key training materials I have written for electricians and would-be electricians alike.

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]]> http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=756 0 ELECTRICAL BASICS – Parts 1 & 2 http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=120 http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=120#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:00:36 +0000 Joe Duncanson http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=120

Electrical Basics was written for electricians and would-be electricians alike to introduce and explain the basic concepts of electricity in the sequence in which these concepts were discovered and developed historically.  It was intended to assist in the training of electricians by providing definitions, examples, and applications of terminology, concepts, and technology used or encountered in the electrical trade.

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]]> http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=120 0 ELECTRICAL METERS and TESTERS http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=41 http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=41#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 01:00:33 +0000 Joe Duncanson http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=41 Modern, high-tech electrical measuring instruments do not always produce better, more accurate results than the low-tech instruments of yesteryear. What would be best depends on the application. The electrical measuring device one chooses to use must be correct for the situation and measurement needed. The wrong type of meter could give incorrect results.

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]]> http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=41 0 FLUORESCENT TROUBLE-SHOOTING PROCEDURE http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=1 http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=1#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:00:18 +0000 Joe Duncanson http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=1 First, one must determine if one or more of the tubes are bad. One bad tube can cause another good tube to go dark in a 2 tube fixture.

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]]> http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=1 0 HOW TO TROUBLE-SHOOT http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=359 http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=359#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 23:00:22 +0000 Joe Duncanson http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=359 “Trouble-Shooting” refers to the process of locating, identifying, repairing, handling or eliminating the specified trouble AND ALSO the SOURCE or CAUSE of that trouble.

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]]> http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=359 0 WHAT COULD POSSIBLY GO WRONG http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=376 http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=376#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:00:46 +0000 Joe Duncanson http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=376 If you are altering or disassembling electrical equipment, wiring, switches, outlets, circuits, etc, where the wires make up in a specific manner then pay attention. There are lessons to be learned.

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]]> http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=376 0 ELECTRICAL CALCULATION TOOLS http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=100 http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=100#comments Sun, 12 Jul 2009 19:14:43 +0000 Joe Duncanson http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=100 Over the years I have seen and created a number of computer tools (e.g. Spreadsheets) for making Electrical Load Calculations, Voltage Drop Calculations and Panel Schedules.  None were as nice and useful as these which you will find at http://www.newcalc.com/engineering-software.htm.

]]> http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=100 0 THE 12 COIN PROBLEM http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=60 http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=60#comments Thu, 09 Jul 2009 12:17:58 +0000 Joe Duncanson http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=60 IF one had 12 seemingly identical coins, with 11 being of the exact same weight and 1 being either heavier or lighter than the other 11,

THEN using only a balance, not a scale, and with only 3 measurements allowed, how could one determine which of these 12 seemingly identical coins is different and whether it is heavier or lighter than the other 11?

See if you can solve this problem
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]]> http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=60 0 POLITICS, HUMOR, and HISTORY http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=430 http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=430#comments Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:57:49 +0000 Joe Duncanson http://www.duncansonelectric.com/blog/?p=430 I’m an American. I am not a hyphenated American! I believe the founding fathers of our country exercised exceptional clarity of thought and vision when they wrote The Constitution of The United States of America.

  • Ronald Reagan – Socialism – 1961
  • Ronald Reagan – Conservatism – 1977
  • Walter Williams – Economic Liberty
  • The Real Story of Thanksgiving
  • Abraham Lincoln – Words of Wisdom
  • Some Famous Quotes
  • The Audacity of Unawareness
  • The Lawyer’s Party
  • The Vision of the Left
  • Environmental Extremists
  • Bob Hope’s Best Line Ever!
  • Butch The Rooster

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