Hey Man,
The Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo has begun, The world championship BBQ Cookoff is done, the Daytona 500 was run, Toby Keith stirred people up at his show and I have electrical equipment to sell.
Let us begin electrically.
In ABB news Automation & Power World is fast approaching, are you going?
The new 2013 LV Product selector is now available to download http://www.abb.us/lowvoltage .
Vintage catalogs are now longer offered on the public web site.
In Siemens news we now have our 2013 prices for the new V20 VFD. It is compact and easy to use.
Yes that also means low cost.
In EATON news, last week EATON had an open house in Houston with some good seminars.
I intend to follow up with a futhur post on some of their newer power quality offerings.
The Daytona 500 was last weekend. Jimmy Johnson once again proved to be awesome. In NASCAR terms he is more like Ned Jarret than Dale Sr. But to me he seems almost like a stock car racing Rick Mears. Both had off road racing roots in Southern CA. All in all the new Gen 6 car looks like an improvement for the fans and the drivers.
Here in Houston it is RODEO time. What's the big deal you ask? Rodeo Houston has more shows than the NFL Texans at home and fills Reliant Stadium. https://www.rodeohouston.com/
You have to go and see it, feel it, hear it, and yes smell the stock show part of it.
It takes over 27,000 volunteers to put it on.
Rodeo Houston kicks off with the World Championship BBQ Cookoff.
My team is the Cougar Cookers, we are a University of Houston alumni group.
While we have not won overall, we have placed for our chicken in the past and we are competing with over 300 teams. Yes over 300 teams and over 263,000 people came to the event this year.
Houston IS the BBQ capital of the world and don't you forget it.
Toby Keith opened Rodeo shows Monday night with what sound like a rowdy show.
What better way to start a Rodeo?
cheers,
the ElectricAlan
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Happy post Singleness Awareness Day post.(Feb14th)
Hey Man,
The weather was wonderful today in Houston Texas, I hope you enjoyed your day wherever you are.
It is NBA All Star Weekend here in Houston and the famous Galleria was so crowed last night it was shut down early! Find some YOUTUBE of it, it was amazing. A buddy went there yesterday to meet her brother for lunch and she said the entire mall smelled of cologne and weed.
But true to Houston form, no fights, no injuries. There were lots of counterfeit party tickets to be had.
This past week one of my clients explored using the T&B LU Form 7 fitting. Thomas & Betts claims it replaces, the LB, LL, LR and C body for a four to one sku reduction. In the field it looks like three to one for my client as he still wants to use standard C fittings.
Take a look for yourself http://tnblnx3.tnb.com/emAlbum/albums/us_resource/gm8189lr_tc1.pdf
Today at Daytona Danica grabbed the pole for the Daytona 500. The new Gen 6 car is a great platform. Last night in the Sprint Unlimited it proved to be a good design. The drivers are still learning the car. Trevor Bayne qualified third for the Woods Brothers. Remember when the Gen 5 car first appeared at Daytona he won. Trevor learns new cars and new tracks quickly.
I'll keep it short tonight, The Houston Rodeo Cook off is this week for after hours fun and there are lots and lots of daytime meetings this week.
cheers
The ElectricAlan
The weather was wonderful today in Houston Texas, I hope you enjoyed your day wherever you are.
It is NBA All Star Weekend here in Houston and the famous Galleria was so crowed last night it was shut down early! Find some YOUTUBE of it, it was amazing. A buddy went there yesterday to meet her brother for lunch and she said the entire mall smelled of cologne and weed.
But true to Houston form, no fights, no injuries. There were lots of counterfeit party tickets to be had.
This past week one of my clients explored using the T&B LU Form 7 fitting. Thomas & Betts claims it replaces, the LB, LL, LR and C body for a four to one sku reduction. In the field it looks like three to one for my client as he still wants to use standard C fittings.
Take a look for yourself http://tnblnx3.tnb.com/emAlbum/albums/us_resource/gm8189lr_tc1.pdf
Today at Daytona Danica grabbed the pole for the Daytona 500. The new Gen 6 car is a great platform. Last night in the Sprint Unlimited it proved to be a good design. The drivers are still learning the car. Trevor Bayne qualified third for the Woods Brothers. Remember when the Gen 5 car first appeared at Daytona he won. Trevor learns new cars and new tracks quickly.
I'll keep it short tonight, The Houston Rodeo Cook off is this week for after hours fun and there are lots and lots of daytime meetings this week.
cheers
The ElectricAlan
Sunday, February 10, 2013
Happy Year of the Snake and internally Happy Fiscal New Year!
Hey Man!
I hope you are enjoying the fiscal new year, that brings us the year of the snake.
I don't know if the snake is bearish or bullish.
The EATON secret part of the week is the 10935H series reset.
When you look for a mechanical 30mm reset you will have problems in EATON catalogs.
Start looks for 10935H and browse VISTA if you have that access with EATON.
Some of that family is still offered.
I have a bad copy of a 1978 catalog page 235 taped to my wall for this.
ABB is making a breaker lug kit change that will contradict what the catalog says.
So I attached it below.
I hope you are enjoying the fiscal new year, that brings us the year of the snake.
I don't know if the snake is bearish or bullish.
The EATON secret part of the week is the 10935H series reset.
When you look for a mechanical 30mm reset you will have problems in EATON catalogs.
Start looks for 10935H and browse VISTA if you have that access with EATON.
Some of that family is still offered.
I have a bad copy of a 1978 catalog page 235 taped to my wall for this.
ABB is making a breaker lug kit change that will contradict what the catalog says.
So I attached it below.
ABB is making improvements to its Tmax lug kits, which will bring them into
alignment with the rest of ABB’s global offering. The following lug kits are
affected:
- KT4TN and KT4TN-4
- KT5TGD and KT5TGD-4
- K8TL and K8TM
The changes for all kits will be phased in as we deplete our present stock.
Please note the following dates:
Details for the change to each size are provided in the attached. The changes will not affect pricing or performance of the lugs. All other lug kits will remain unaffected.
- T8 lug kit changes starting in February 2013
- T4 and T5 sizes transitioning in April 2013
Details for the change to each size are provided in the attached. The changes will not affect pricing or performance of the lugs. All other lug kits will remain unaffected.
For additional information, questions or
concerns, please contact ABB Low Voltage Products' customer support at
888-385-1221 or lvps.support@us.abb.com.
This change will cause confusion for decades to come.
Next we will do a brief shout out on movies. I saw Hansel & Gretel Witch Hunters in 3D yesterday. It was fun with some good looking witches. Then I went to see my Houston Cougars blow a big lead on Tulane and loose at home. Did they bring vodoo dolls of us or what?
I would see the movie again, I hope I don't see my Cougars play that poorly again.
Have a good week. The Houston Rodeo Cookoff is this week, so things will be hopping.
cheers
The ElectricAlan
Monday, February 4, 2013
Post Super Bowl Post
Hey Man!,
I hope you had a good weekend.
We had inventory at my office so I got my yearly inventory sinus infection. The count went really well as always. I stayed home form the party & lost the football pot as well. Oh well.
Electrically the most interesting part of this Super Bowl was not be the half time show by Beyonce, but who will get blamed for the power outage. There was some work done there recently, so improper medium voltage cable preparation could be a factor. If you need MV cable termination training let me know alan.powell@hdsupply.com. If you are in my area I can get you hooked up with some sharp factory reps for this with 3M or Raychem.
We have a new Siemens V20 drive coming out for basic applications.
Sinamics V20 Drive
This has a simplified program set.
The Cloud and network security are hot topics this week in many of the news letters I see.
Here are a few of my thoughts.
The Cloud is a target for hackers, from a lone wolf to a state sponsored pro.
If you use The Cloud you may be hacked as collateral damage.
Do you want to be in The Cloud with others that are a target?
If you are a small tech firm with state owned competitors from overseas, The Cloud might be more secure than what you can afford on your own. However, it is a target rich environment.
Do your plant operators really need to control anything from off site on a smart phone?
I will give you four things to think about.
The iPhone 5 was said to be left in a bar prior to it's release.
Your young plant operator will be downloading iTunes and playing the juke box for his favorite bartender with the same phone that holds your secrets.
Your young, bright hard working, engineer gave her 4 year old a iPod Touch with a game that looks a lot like any process control screen.
The stuxnet virus came in on a flash drive.
Sweet dreams on security now.
cheers
The ElectricAlan
I hope you had a good weekend.
We had inventory at my office so I got my yearly inventory sinus infection. The count went really well as always. I stayed home form the party & lost the football pot as well. Oh well.
Electrically the most interesting part of this Super Bowl was not be the half time show by Beyonce, but who will get blamed for the power outage. There was some work done there recently, so improper medium voltage cable preparation could be a factor. If you need MV cable termination training let me know alan.powell@hdsupply.com. If you are in my area I can get you hooked up with some sharp factory reps for this with 3M or Raychem.
We have a new Siemens V20 drive coming out for basic applications.
Sinamics V20 Drive
This has a simplified program set.
The Cloud and network security are hot topics this week in many of the news letters I see.
Here are a few of my thoughts.
The Cloud is a target for hackers, from a lone wolf to a state sponsored pro.
If you use The Cloud you may be hacked as collateral damage.
Do you want to be in The Cloud with others that are a target?
If you are a small tech firm with state owned competitors from overseas, The Cloud might be more secure than what you can afford on your own. However, it is a target rich environment.
Do your plant operators really need to control anything from off site on a smart phone?
I will give you four things to think about.
The iPhone 5 was said to be left in a bar prior to it's release.
Your young plant operator will be downloading iTunes and playing the juke box for his favorite bartender with the same phone that holds your secrets.
Your young, bright hard working, engineer gave her 4 year old a iPod Touch with a game that looks a lot like any process control screen.
The stuxnet virus came in on a flash drive.
Sweet dreams on security now.
cheers
The ElectricAlan
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
End Customer Links for Siemens & the Start of the 2013 Race Season
Hey Man,
Today we have some handy links from Siemens for you.
Mostly links and not much prose.
This past Sunday was my birthday, so I slacked off a bit.
Siemens Controls Homepage
SieLect - On-Line Configuration Tool
Today we have some handy links from Siemens for you.
Mostly links and not much prose.
This past Sunday was my birthday, so I slacked off a bit.
Now to REAL sports.
I didn't get to watch the Conti Tire Season Opener, but the results looked interesting.
I did get to watch the last 3 hours of the 24HRs of Daytona live and it was quite good.
There was a lot of action for an endurance race as has become the modern standard.
cheers
The ElectricAlan
I did get to watch the last 3 hours of the 24HRs of Daytona live and it was quite good.
There was a lot of action for an endurance race as has become the modern standard.
cheers
The ElectricAlan
Wednesday, January 23, 2013
The Electrifying 2013 Houston Auto Show
Hey Man,
Watts up?
Electric Cars Man.
Today kicked off the 2013 Houston Auto Show. I was the with the local electric car club and Mustang club for the Ford press conference.
Texas is the center of the pickup truck universe and the F-150 and new Atlas concept trucks were big topics. Ford didn't bring the Atlas to Houston, but will soon.
The 50th anniversary of the Mustang celebration was discussed. In the show you will see a Shelby GT-500, a 5.0GT and a Mustang Club of America edition Mustang. No Boss 302 this year.
The next big topic was the wide range choices Ford offers consumers with power trains.
I took a couple of camera phone pictures with my BlackBerry. Not quite iPhone quality.
Here we see the Ford plug in hybrid power train display, in the first photo.
On the left is the cut-a-way engine an don the right is the hybrid transaxel.
The second photo shows a close up of the electric motors in the transmission.
Ford and their technology partner Toshiba have moved production of the electric motors and generators to the USA from Japan. Toshiba now makes these pats right here in Houston.
The auto show has a lot of chances to drive new cars this year.
Also there a lot more brands than Ford to see.
Here is the link.
2013 Houston Auto Show
I think I need a plug in hybrid Shelby GT-500 so I can smoke all four tires with 1200HP!
cheers
The ElectricAlan
Watts up?
Electric Cars Man.
Today kicked off the 2013 Houston Auto Show. I was the with the local electric car club and Mustang club for the Ford press conference.
Texas is the center of the pickup truck universe and the F-150 and new Atlas concept trucks were big topics. Ford didn't bring the Atlas to Houston, but will soon.
The 50th anniversary of the Mustang celebration was discussed. In the show you will see a Shelby GT-500, a 5.0GT and a Mustang Club of America edition Mustang. No Boss 302 this year.
The next big topic was the wide range choices Ford offers consumers with power trains.
I took a couple of camera phone pictures with my BlackBerry. Not quite iPhone quality.
On the left is the cut-a-way engine an don the right is the hybrid transaxel.
The second photo shows a close up of the electric motors in the transmission.
Ford and their technology partner Toshiba have moved production of the electric motors and generators to the USA from Japan. Toshiba now makes these pats right here in Houston.
The auto show has a lot of chances to drive new cars this year.
Also there a lot more brands than Ford to see.
Here is the link.
2013 Houston Auto Show
I think I need a plug in hybrid Shelby GT-500 so I can smoke all four tires with 1200HP!
cheers
The ElectricAlan
Saturday, January 19, 2013
Last Chance Reminder City of Houston PV Code Training & a little basketball
Hey Man,
This is a first come first serve code training opportunity. I got this from the IEC Texas Gulf Coast Chapter. So this is just a forward of the news you can use. Contact information for them at the end.
PV Code Official Training Course Houston, TX January 22, 2013.
Registration from Jan 7th - Jan 21st.
To Register.
This work shop is intended to benefit the authorities having jurisdiction, (AHJs) such as inspectors, and code/fire officials who conduct inspections of PV systems
Please contact THEM with any questions:
4800 Research Forest Dr., The Woodlands, Texas 77381
Office: 281.364.6010
cmorgan@harc.edu
Well I went a saw a little basketball yesterday. Sadly the Cougars only played a little.
The pare-game feature was Olympic Legend Carl Lewis signing autographs and speak some during the game. The Coogs got out to a 10 point lead and lost in over time.
The high point of the evening was a double early birthday celbration at Twin Peaks HWY290.
This is a first come first serve code training opportunity. I got this from the IEC Texas Gulf Coast Chapter. So this is just a forward of the news you can use. Contact information for them at the end.
PV Code Official Training Course Houston, TX January 22, 2013.
Registration from Jan 7th - Jan 21st.
To Register.
This work shop is intended to benefit the authorities having jurisdiction, (AHJs) such as inspectors, and code/fire officials who conduct inspections of PV systems
Please contact THEM with any questions:
Cheyenne Morgan
Research Technician, HARC4800 Research Forest Dr., The Woodlands, Texas 77381
Office: 281.364.6010
cmorgan@harc.edu
Well I went a saw a little basketball yesterday. Sadly the Cougars only played a little.
The pare-game feature was Olympic Legend Carl Lewis signing autographs and speak some during the game. The Coogs got out to a 10 point lead and lost in over time.
The high point of the evening was a double early birthday celbration at Twin Peaks HWY290.
cheers
The electricAlan
Sunday, January 13, 2013
New Texas Environmental Regs & College Hoops
Hey Man!
New regulations take effect March 1, 2013 in Texas on air quality. It will change how do things in the electrical and electronic industries.
Below is a notice we got from CRC:
CRC Global Home
3M Electrical Home
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Now that the Texans have lost out of the NFL playoffs all our attention can be on basketball.
The Houston Cougars are now 12 -3 overall and 1-1 on conference play. I didn't make the long drive to Southern Miss on the 12th, but I did our win at home against SMU and their new Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown. UH scored first on a free throw of all things and soon was down 12 points.
UH rallied after a key substitution and went on for a hard fought 11 point win.
Cheers.
The ElectricAlan
New regulations take effect March 1, 2013 in Texas on air quality. It will change how do things in the electrical and electronic industries.
Below is a notice we got from CRC:
Texas Administrative
Code
Environmental Quality
Title 30 part 1 chapter
115 subchapter E
Rule 115.461
This ruling
puts forth limitations of volatile organic compounds (VOC’s) being expressed
from solvents for the purpose of cleaning/degreasing.
·
Cleaners/Degreasers
must have a low VOC rating
o
This will rule out the most popular degreasers sold in Houston
·
Cleaning
solvents supplied in aerosol cans are exempt from the VOC limits in 115.463 of
this title if total use for the property is less than 160 fluid ounces per day.
o
This would mean that all products in aerosol put together that are
used would have to be less than 160 ounces per day.
·
Electrical
and electronic components are exempt from this rule
o
This means that if the product is energized then you are exempt
o
If it is being used on electronic components (circuit boards) then
it is exempt as well.
This is effective March 1, 2013 and
will be enforced by the TCEQ
| Houston Cross reference for Chemicals not allowed as of March 1 2013(not my cross, you must confirm on your own, blah, blah,blah.) | ||||
| CRC Part number | Description | Acceptable in Houston Metro | CRC replacement | Description |
| 3110 | Super Degreaser | no | 2018 | Lectra Clean |
| 3910 | Super Degreaser MUO | no | 2018 | Lectra Clean |
| 3095 | Heavy Duty Degreaser | no | 2018 | Lectra Clean |
| 3115 | T Force | no | 2018 | Lectra Clean |
| 3180 | Quick Clean | Yes | ||
| 3185 | Chlor Free Degreaser | no | 3100 | Insta Solv |
| 3100 | Insta Solv Degreaser | Yes | ||
| LPS part number | Description | Acceptable in Houston | CRC replacement | Description |
| 1020 | HDX | NO | 2018 | Lectra Clean |
| 720 | Instant Super cleaner | NO | 2018 | Lectra Clean |
| 3520 | Zero Tri Cleaner/degreaser | NO | 3100 | Insta Solv |
| 4016 | NO Flash | NO | 3215 | Electronic Degreaser |
| 816 | Electra X | NO | 3150 | Contact Cleaner 2000 |
| Chemax Part number | Description | Acceptable in Houston | CRC replacement | Description |
| A114 | Blast it | NO | 2018 | Lectra Clean |
| B350 | Future II | NO | 3100 | Insta Solv |
| Zep | Description | Acceptable in Houston | CRC replacement | description |
| 18101 | Aerosolv II | NO | 2018 | Lectra clean |
| 7201 | Zep Elec II | NO | 3150 | Contact Cleaner 2000 |
| 9601 | ID Red | NO | 3100 | Insta Solv |
| 20301 | Power Solv II | No | 2018 | Lectra Clean |
| 2101 | Power Solv 5000 | NO | 2018 | Lectra clean |
| 407 | Nu Tri Clean | NO | 2018 | Lectra Clean |
| Sprayon Part number | Description | Acceptable in Houston | CRC replacement | description |
| SO20848LQ | heavy Duty electrical safety solvent | No | 2018 | Lectra Clean |
| SO20848 | Flash Free Safety Solvent | No | 2018 | Lectra Clean |
| EL20846 | Non chlorinated flash free safety solvent | No | 3150 | Contact Cleaner 2000 |
| Jet Lube Part number | description | Acceptable in Houston | CRC replacement | description |
| 61542 | Clean up | NO | 2018 | Lectra Clean |
CRC Global Home
3M Electrical Home
Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Now that the Texans have lost out of the NFL playoffs all our attention can be on basketball.
The Houston Cougars are now 12 -3 overall and 1-1 on conference play. I didn't make the long drive to Southern Miss on the 12th, but I did our win at home against SMU and their new Hall of Fame coach Larry Brown. UH scored first on a free throw of all things and soon was down 12 points.
UH rallied after a key substitution and went on for a hard fought 11 point win.
Cheers.
The ElectricAlan
Sunday, January 6, 2013
New Year New Terminal Block?
Hey Man,
I hope you had a Christmas and New Years. We have one more holiday this month, but more on that later.
We have seen an uptick in termianl block interest of late. We feature the ABB Entrelec line here in the Texas District.
We have a wide offering with ABB Entrelec:
Wire to board pluggable 5.08mm
DIN rail mounted terminal with pluggable adapters.
Spring clamp.
Insulation displacment blocks and IDC/screw hybrids.
Railway blocks.
Power distribution blocks
High power blocks
Traditional screw clamp.
New SNK screw clamp.
Instrument and meter test blocks for switchgear.
PLC interface modules.
A full line of signal conditioning modules.
Now is a good time to review what termianls you use. We can save you time in assembly, and in many cases save you money.
Below are some links.
Only 21 more shopping days untill my birthday y'all.
cheers
The Electricalan
ABB Entrelec Terminal block home page
ABB terminal video from APW 2010
ABB Automation & Power World 2013
I hope you had a Christmas and New Years. We have one more holiday this month, but more on that later.
We have seen an uptick in termianl block interest of late. We feature the ABB Entrelec line here in the Texas District.
We have a wide offering with ABB Entrelec:
Wire to board pluggable 5.08mm
DIN rail mounted terminal with pluggable adapters.
Spring clamp.
Insulation displacment blocks and IDC/screw hybrids.
Railway blocks.
Power distribution blocks
High power blocks
Traditional screw clamp.
New SNK screw clamp.
Instrument and meter test blocks for switchgear.
PLC interface modules.
A full line of signal conditioning modules.
Now is a good time to review what termianls you use. We can save you time in assembly, and in many cases save you money.
Below are some links.
Only 21 more shopping days untill my birthday y'all.
cheers
The Electricalan
ABB Entrelec Terminal block home page
ABB terminal video from APW 2010
ABB Automation & Power World 2013
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