What is the Purpose of the Main Switch?

What is the Purpose of the Main Switch?

What is the purpose of the Main Switch? The Main Switch is the one part of a control panel which has a large impact on progressing a project, and applies or disconnects the power of the control panel. 3 We’ve already covered some of the important aspects of a...
What Does an Orange Wire Do in A Control Panel?

What Does an Orange Wire Do in A Control Panel?

WHAT DOES AN ORANGE WIRE DO IN A CONTROL PANEL? Why would we want to keep things on when we’ve turned the power off. 3 In a previous article, we covered the basics of an Electrical Control Panel. Now we’re going to take a closer look at some of the other...
What is a Soft Starter?

What is a Soft Starter?

What is a SOFT Starter? In this video and article, you will learn what a “Soft Starter” is and how it works in an easy-to-follow format. 3 There are quite different methods for starting an electric motor such as “Direct On Line (DOL)”, “Star-Delta”, “Auto...