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Industrial Connectivity Basics

Reggie Hall — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:52:56 -0600

Industrial connectivity includes any component that is in the path of delivering power or control signals to do useful work. Typical connectivity components include connectors and terminal blocks, motor starters and relays.

Selecting Cables For VFD Applications

Reggie Hall — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:00:46 -0600

Variable frequency drives have an Achilles Heel. Even though the VFD itself is protected against damaging electrical conditions, the drive's power cables can fail when subjected to heat or voltage levels greater than their insulating layers can tolerate. Power cables can also be irreparably damaged by heavy mechanical loads or corrosive environmental conditions. Fortunately, it is easy to avoid VFD cable failures--and the ensuing downtime--by paying attention to cable design.

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Do’s and don’ts in flexible-circuit design

Jared Rader — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 10:11:05 -0600

Authored by:
Mark Finstad
Flexible Circuit Technologies Inc.
Minneapolis, Minn.
Edited by Robert Repas
robert.repas@penton.com
Key points:
• A flexible printed circuit is as much a mechanical device as it is an electrical device.
• The neutral bend axis may not be in the exact middle of the material stack.