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    Impact of low insulation resistance

    The insulation resistance is one of the major factors embeded into attenuation of each transmission line. Attenuation is measured by dB(Decible). There are some requirements for maximum acceptable dB/km for each transmission line. You may check BICSI's manual and TIA/EIA standards to learn more...
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    Solution to irritating glare from fluorescent lights

    The best solution for controlling glare is "indirect lighting". Use suspended fluorescent fixtures with two or three T8 or T5 lamps hung 18" to 24" from the ceiling. The type of fixture that I recommend is 90% uplight - 10% down light. Foloowing is one of the manufactureres...
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    2 power sources in parallel?

    I forgot to mention that two separate unsynchronized sources can not be connected on the same bus. [pipe]
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    2 power sources in parallel?

    You have three options: 1-Using Automatic Transfet Switch (ATS) 2-Using Manual Transfer Switch (MTS) 3-Using Dual Breaker Service Entrance Transfer Switch I think you are looking for option 3 above. This transfer switch is simply made of two parallel interlocked breakers. Thomson Technolgy...
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    sources of information on short circuit current calculations

    I am using a very user-friendly software that I downloaded from following web site. It is good for voltage drop and short circuit calculations: www.EDReference.com Good luck!

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