by Powertec Electric | Feb 27, 2019 | Electrical Power
On our last post, we went over the different ways the international community measures wires. Here’s a brief summary: in North America, we use a gauge system, where the smaller the gauge, the bigger the wire. In most of the rest of the world, they measure the...
by Powertec Electric | Feb 27, 2019 | Electrical Power
I remember gaming as a kid, and hearing about NTSC and PAL standards; my NTSC console wouldn’t work in Europe, because they used PAL. That information never ended up being relevant to me, because by the time I had the ability to travel to Europe all the standards...
by Powertec Electric | Feb 21, 2019 | Electrical Power
In North America, we like to do things differently. I assume this is mostly because of the influence of the United States, and their reluctance to adopt the metric system. Here’s an example: in North America, we use letter-sized papers, the dimensions of which are...
by Powertec Electric | Feb 13, 2019 | Electrical Power
For Christmas this year, I got a single smart light bulb. It’s quite a bit of fun; I can ask my Alexa to change the light’s colour from blue to pink, turn the light on or off, and even create a schedule for the lighting. That’s all pretty exciting, especially from a...
by Powertec Electric | Feb 6, 2019 | Electrical Power, Electrical Safety
MacBook chargers are incredibly expensive, so my partner decided she wouldn’t buy another one until she absolutely needed to. We watched as the charger became frayed, and the wiring became exposed; I told her it was a fire hazard, she told me she’d be extra careful....
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