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Constant voltage transformer guides ships
When the Commissioners of Irish Lights realised they had a power supply problem to one of their UPS protected lighthouses, they contacted Advance Electronics to provide a solution.
News from Engineeringtalk, 14 February 2007
Time to take power protection more seriously
Nathan Briggs, MD at Advance Electronics, investigates international power problems.
News from Engineeringtalk, 17 September 2003
Cleaning up green energy supplies
Nathan Briggs, Managing Director at Advance Electronics, investigates the solution to unreliable power from renewable energy sources.
News from Engineeringtalk, 4 September 2003
Power quality - what is it?
Advance Electronics Managing Director Nathan Briggs considers the question "What is power quality?", and examines exactly what can be done to safeguard essential equipment.
News from Engineeringtalk, 20 August 2003
Transformer tidies up dirty industrial supplies
An all-new universal input constant voltage transformer produces a stable, uncorrupted voltage and frequency output regardless of the quality of the mains supply.
News from Engineeringtalk, 25 June 2003
Transient surges - the hidden problem
Nathan Briggs, Technical Managing Director at Advance Galatrek explores why mains transients are the scourge of modern commerce and industry.
News from Engineeringtalk, 10 December 2002
Suppressors mount DIN rail to protect supplies
Advance Galatrek has a new DIN-rail-mount range of transient voltage surge suppressors (TVSS).
News from Engineeringtalk, 2 September 2002
Can TVSSs solve communications problems?
Mick Burgoyne, Chief Engineer at Advance Galatrek looks at how telecomms and data installations can benefit from the installation of the latest voltage surge suppression technology.
News from Engineeringtalk, 13 August 2002
Switches swap supplies for power continuity
New from Advance Galatrek is the PowerSwitch range of dual redundant switches.
News from Engineeringtalk, 17 April 2002
Constant voltage transformer or voltage stabiliser
Nathan Briggs, joint MD of power quality management provider Advance-Galatrek considers the benefits of constant voltage technology, especially in regions where power quality is not always consistent.
News from Engineeringtalk, 21 March 2002
Power switches keep banking systems online
HSBC's office equipment consultants specified Advance-Galatrek's latest range of dual redundant power switches for its new head office building.
News from Engineeringtalk, 15 March 2002
Protecting trackside equipment from power surges
A new range of Surge Suppressors are specifically designed to protect railway trackside applications from potential damage caused by surges in the power supply and local lightning strikes
News from Engineeringtalk, 21 January 2002
Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors for DIN-rails
Advance-Galatrek's new StrikeSafe DIN-rail compatible Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors (TVSS) are designed to clip directly onto the universal DIN-rail mount format tracking
News from Engineeringtalk, 9 January 2002
Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors: not all alike
Mick Burgoyne, Chief Engineer at Power Quality Management specialist Advance-Galatrek examines the technology behind one of the most critical - and yet neglected - power chain devices.
News from Engineeringtalk, 4 December 2001
Voltage Stabilisers handle mains inconsistencies
Advance-Galatrek has launched a new range of Automatic Voltage Stabilisers (AVS), which are ideal for geographical regions that are subject to inconsistencies in the mains supply
News from Engineeringtalk, 20 November 2001
Even photocopiers can damage computer equipment!
Advance-Galatrek has unveiled a brand new range of Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors (TVSS), targeted at mid-range computing, networks and telecoms applications
News from Engineeringtalk, 24 October 2001
Useful guide to lightning and surge protection
Power quality management specialist Advance-Galatrek has just published a new brochure detailing its full range of StrikeSafe Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors.
News from Engineeringtalk, 12 October 2001
Power protection maintenance issues
Colin Griffiths, customer service manager at power quality management specialist Advance-Galatrek, considers the importance of an enterprise-wide power maintenance policy
News from Engineeringtalk, 20 September 2001
New director appointed at power supply specialist
Advance-Galatrek has just appointed Dean Hammond to the role of Director of International Sales, as the company aims at the increasingly important Middle/Far Eastern and African markets
News from Engineeringtalk, 24 August 2001
Wall mount TPUs offer hot-swap plug-in technology
Advance-Galatrek has just unveiled its latest StrikeSafe wall mount Transient Protection Units (TPUs), featuring unique hot-swap plug-in technology.
News from Engineeringtalk, 18 June 2001
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