Abstract
A PAPER entitled "The Influence of Maintenance Requirements on the Design of Electrical Installation Equipment", read in London on March 9 by Mr. H. Drake before the Institution of Electrical Engineers, points out the weaknesses of electrical installation equipment from the maintenance point of view with particular reference to domestic and commercial installations; in addition, a few comments are given on industrial equipment, the design of which seems far more satisfactory. Wherever possible, improvements and remedies which are commercially practicable are suggested. The equipment has been considered under the headings of switch and control gear, cables and cable accessories, wiring systems and accessories, utilization, including domestic, commercial and agricultural applications, and industrial plant. In general, complaints fall into the four main categories of insufficient space for wiring, inadequate terminal arrangements, lack of standardization and lack of appreciation of the innate clumsiness of the general public. If manufacturers' future designs overcome these four fundamental difficulties, much perplexity will be saved in the maintenance and installation industry.
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Electrical Installation Equipment. Nature 153, 430 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153430d0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/153430d0