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Hey I am taking my NETA III test soon and was wondering if anyone has any advice on what exactly I should study. I've noticed in the past that sometimes if...

A 70 sqmm copper cable can withstand a short circuit current of 8.05kA for 1 second. If the protection relay operates in 0.2 second, then what is the maximum...

RJ45 - RJ45 connectors are most commonly seen with Ethernet cables and networks. The physical connectors that registered jacks use are mainly of the modular...

Which order harmonic would be effectively removed from a power system by applying a single-tuned filter with a 0.55 μF capacitor and a 500 mH inductor? How...

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Given 750KVA and a PF of .75, what KVAR is needed to get at PF of .95? Unknowns= KW and KVAR1 and KVAR2 First solve for Ø PF=COSØ Ø=41.4...

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