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Posted Jan 2020

Pro Tips: Point, Snap, and Fall

First Place Don’t get the point For anyone who has ever been stuck by the sharp tips of the needle tip probes when using a multimeter, this one’s for you...
2019 Show Stoppers
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Posted Jan 2020

2019 NECA Showstopper Winners

Jeff Griffin
Innovative connectors, powerful cordless tools and wire raceways—the 2019 NECA Showstopper judges evaluated a broad range of entries. In the end, they selected 25 products as 2019 Showstoppers. Sponsored by...

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Jan 2020

Pro Tips: Point, Snap, and Fall

First Place Don’t get the point For anyone who has ever been stuck by the sharp tips of the needle tip probes when using a multimeter, this one’s for you. The protective rubber tips that come with the probes are usually lost...
Lowe's Pro Tips logo.
Jan 2020

2019 NECA Showstopper Winners

Jeff Griffin
Innovative connectors, powerful cordless tools and wire raceways—the 2019 NECA Showstopper judges evaluated a broad range of entries. In the end, they selected 25 products as 2019 Showstoppers. Sponsored by ELECTRICAL...
2019 Show Stoppers
Jan 2020

2020 Construction Outlook: 2020 Vision Required

Jeff Gavin
Dodge Data & Analytics reports that total construction activity in 2019 fell 1% ($809 billion), a marginally different result from the flat growth economists forecast last year. Projections for 2020 show a reduction of 4% (...
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Jan 2020

Reporting for the Future

Larry Beltramo
The start of a new year is always a great time to reflect on our accomplishments and plan for the future. NECA had an eventful year in 2019, and the staff has laid out big plans for 2020. This issue offers an examination of...
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Jan 2020

Bare Necessities

Stephen Carr
Your laptop is The most important piece of technology for estimating on the road. Don’t skimp on this item. Before buying a computer, check the requirements of your estimating software. If you cannot find this information...
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Jan 2020

A Fine Tree Line

Chuck Ross
For more than a century, utilities have relied on human eyesight to identify specific trees that pose a danger to conductors, but the results often fall short. Now, cloud computing and artificial intelligence (AI) offer the...
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Jan 2020

OSHA Treads Water

Tom O'Connor
On Sept. 30, 2019, Eugene Scalia was sworn in as the head of the U.S. Department of Labor, which is responsible for oversight and operation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Scalia was a labor attorney and...
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Jan 2020

Good Questions

Gerard W. Ittig
It seems that every time an electrical contractor signs a construction agreement, it has the same hopes: the job will run smoothly, the bid was good, payments will be made on time and the other contracting party can be...
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Jan 2020

Getting a Sense for Troubleshooting

Richard P. Bingham
I recently updated material I had originally written in 1995 for a forthcoming power quality seminar on the latest PQ measuring, monitoring and mitigating tools. Many of the tools are as necessary now as they were then, so...
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