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Construction site temporary power transformer skid
Equipment Temp Power

Temp Power Skids

May 8, 2025May 8, 2025

Chances are you will need to wire up a 75 KVA, delta-wye transformer skid in order to provide temporary power to the construction site. When

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Motor Starter and disconnect
Equipment Power

The Magnetic Motor Starter

April 28, 2024

Today I came across a magnetic motor starter that has been discontinued by the manufacturer. It’s a Siemens 14CS32A. The customer still wants to use

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Old GE Combo
Equipment Fire Alarm

Combination Motor Starter

February 18, 2024February 18, 2024

Because the building that I’m working in was built about 50 years ago, I’m coming across old electrical equipment. As an example, one exhaust fan

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Manlift Car
Equipment Power

Powering the Construction Hoist

February 16, 2024February 16, 2024

Today’s task was to provide power to the hoist. The temporary construction elevator anchored to the side of a building. This hoist had a 5.5kw

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