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SPARKS
ELECTRICAL NEWS AUGUST 2017
CONTRACTORS’ CORNER
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MAJOR TECH
CELEBRATES 25 YEARS
ELPA EXAMINATION
DATES ANNOUNCED
PROFESSIONAL WETSTONE TOOL SHARPENER
MAJOR TECH TURNS 25 THIS YEAR. To commemorate this
milestone, the company is releasing a limited edition digital multimeter
– the MT25. “The MT25 digital multimeter is a compact handheld
unit that provides fast and accurate measurements on an oversized
high contrast LCD display with a bargraph and backlight,” says
Werner Grobbelaar, sales manager at Major Tech. Grobbelaar says
the specially designed multimeter is housed in a double-moulded
plastic casing with an IP67 waterproof design for safety and durability.
The meter performs multiple functions that include ac/dc voltage, ac/
dc current, resistance, continuity, capacitance, frequency, duty cycle,
temperature and diode test. The MT25 is tested for use in CAT III 600
V and also offers the added convenience of a built-in LED flashlight
and tilt stand.
Features include:
• Compact size
• Measures ac and dc voltage up to 600 V
• Measures ac and dc current up to 10 A
• Temperature measurement from
-20 °C to 760 °C
• IP67 dust and waterproof
• Impact protection
• 4000-count LCD display with a
bargraph and backlight
• Auto range with manual override
Standard accessories include a soft
carrying case, MT810 test leads, MT660
temperature probe and an instruction
manual.
Enquiries: +27 (0)11 872 5500
Flir Systems received the “Red Dot: Best of the Best 2017” product de-
sign award for its newly redesigned Flir Exx-Series advanced thermal
imaging cameras. Established in 1955, the Red Dot Award is one of the
most sought-after quality marks for excellence in product design and
Flir is proud to be in the company of other prominent trendsetters in
the design of products..
While the sleek handheld thermal cameras were selected for their
superior ergonomics and aesthetics, they also provide vivid imagery,
focus accuracy and an intuitive interface packaged in a rugged, pistol-
grip format. The improved point-and-shoot style design and updated
technology allow the Flir Exx-Series to deliver a higher level of per-
formance, helping professionals to achieve more in their working day.
Enquiries:
DESIGN AWARD FOR FLIR
Multi Sharp’s Wetstone offers four sharpening angles with
a built-in water cooling system that gives fine edges and
preserves the steel temper. The kit comes with all the
quick-clip-on adapters to sharpen wood chisels, plane blades and
small tools. Also included with the system are guides to sharpen
knives and scissors at the correct angle and full step by step in-
structions are included in the kit. All powered by the electric drill.
The compact unit and system uses re-circulating water to elim-
inate over-heating of the blade edges, loss of steel temper and
bluing. Fill the built-in reservoir with water, turn on the power drill
and a continuous film of water cov-
ers the face of the grinding wheel.
The system quickly re-sharpens
even badly damaged chisels, plan
blades and wood craving tools
owing to the high-powered torque
of the electric drill. The special
clamp firmly holds the blades at
the selected angle, 25° to 40°,
for a precision ground edge. The
traditional leather strop, part of
the kit, removes burrs for a razor-
sharp edge.
The tool rest feature gives a firm
base for re-sharpening, repointing
and re-edging a range of small
tools; wood carving and turning,
chisels, bradawls, screwdrivers,
centre punches, scribers, gouges,
etc. Marked angles on the tool rest
indicate the tip angles.
The blade capacity is 10 to
60 mm wide and sharpening
angles cater for 25, 30, 35, 40
degree tips for primary and
secondary bevels, plus rebate
chisels. The grinding wheel is a
high-quality aluminium oxide,
constructed on glass-reinforced
nylon and tested by DDIY.
Enquiries: +27 (0)11 314 7711
ACTOM was named – for the second year in succession – as Top Performer
in the Electrical Equipment sector in the Top 500 Companies Awards in
South Africa for 2017.
The awards, organised by Topco Media, publishers of the business-to-
business publication Top 500, were announced and presented at the Awards
function staged at Melrose Arch, Johannesburg, on March 21, 2017, marking
the ninth successive year of the existence of the competition and this year
marking the ninth edition of the Top 500 South Africa’s best-managed
companies.
The key criteria by which the five top performing companies in each
of a total of 100 different sectors are selected each year are financial
performance, empowerment, policy and commitment and alignment to
government’s mandate centred around skills development, CSI enterprise
development and various other differentiators.
The assessment and selection of candidates for the Top 500 Compa-
nies Awards are done by Topco’s research department in conjunction with
the University of Cape Town’s development policy research unit, which sets
up rigorous criteria for organisations that see themselves as being among
South Africa’s best-managed companies.
In the latest edition of Top 500, Fiona Wakelin, the publication’s Editor,
revealed that the Awards had 25% more content and five times the number
of clients than their predecessor.
“This is a fine reflection of the robust nature of the best-managed
companies in South Africa, many of whom have shown remarkable
resilience, and indeed growth, under difficult global, regional and national
economic circumstances,” she concludes.
Enquiries: +27 (0)11 820 5094
ACTOM WINS ELECTRICAL
EQUIPMENT SECTOR ‘TOP
500’ AWARD
Dates have been announced for the first round of
ELPA (Earthing, Lightning and Protection Associa-
tion) examinations. These will take place on 16, 17
and 22, 23 August 2017.
One of ELPA’s main functions is to certify installers,
designers, and assessors of lightning protection systems.
The certification of lightning protection installers is an
important step in the provision of valid CoCs for the
lightning protection installation. Certified ELPA installers
will provide certainty that a high level of competency
is adhered to on all installations. In order to maintain
these high installation levels, ELPA will randomly inspect
installations of accredited installers. The additional
accreditation of lightning protection designers and
assessors will take place early in 2018. It is therefore vitally
important that lightning protection installation companies
obtain ELPA accreditation of their installation personnel.
For further information contact Claudelle Pillay
on +27 (0) 11 704 1487 or email .