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Outlets and receptacles. What's the difference? Which one goes where? Our expert is here to clear up the confusion.

While 80% of surges originate internally from normal operations like motor starts and VFD inverter operation, external causes like lightning and utility switching also demand industrial-grade surge ...

The new AOZ17517QI series developed by Alpha and Omega Semiconductor combines a hot-swap controller and power MOSFET in a single package. The new AOZ17517QI series developed by Alpha and Omega ...

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In this EC&M Tech Talk Randy Barnett discusses in five different sections the concepts and rules of overcurrent protection. Overcurrent protective devices include the fuses and circuit breakers ...