Electrical
Connections
Norman
Shackman, P.E.
Seminars and
consulting
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Contact at norms at ieee dot org.
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Seminars
- Making and Keeping Reliable Electrical Connections. An
Intensive
Review
of the Fundamentals and Applications of Connection Theory.
- The important aspects of a connection
- Relating theory to practice
- Surface finish considerations
- Differences between aluminum and copper
- How to make a reliable connection
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for more details about the seminars.
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for a seminar contact form.
Experience
- 35 years of experience in the use, design, testing and
applications of
electrical connections.
- Past chair of NEMA and ANSI committees
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Articles:
Creating Reliable Electrical Connections, Maintenance
Technology,
May 2003,
Also available here http://www.maintenanceworld.com/Articles/shackmann/creatingreliable.html
The Trouble with Torque in Electrical Connections: Torque and
force
are not the same. Maintenance Technology, November 2002
Also available here
http://www.maintenanceworld.com/Articles/shackmann/thetrouble.html
Using IR Data to Estimate Circut
Upgrades
Maintenance Technology, April 2002.
There's more than torquing in
electrical connections. (What's The Story) EC&M
Electrical Construction & Maintenance, August,
1994
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3012/is_199408/ai_n7871626
Getting to know DC power. (direct
current) EC&M Electrical Construction &
Maintenance, July, 1991
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3012/is_199107/ai_n7653610
Guide to proper busbar connections,
EC&M, Electrical Construction & Maintenance, August, 1989.
Not on the web, but cited here Infrared Tech Note 1 - The hot one
is not always the culprit, http://www.envisionenergy.com/index_site_map.htm
The most recent two articles listed above are also listed at
Plant Maintenance Resource Center: Electrical
Articles
http://www.plant-maintenance.com/maintenance_articles_electrical.shtml
(didn't work on 12/27/07, I'll try again)
The Trouble with Torque is referenced in this article
Aerial Thermography Surveys Find Insulator and Other Problems, by
Derrick Brydges
http://flirthermography.com/media/2005-002%20Brydges.pdf
Some
interesting
links related to electrical connections topics.
Web site created by
Gene Shackman
Applied Sociologist
The global social change research project
http://gsociology.icaap.org
free resources for social research methods
http://gsociology.icaap.org/methods
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Last edited 11/2/03
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