Cable calculations in your hand!
Choosing cables and calculating voltage drops for electrical installations up to 25 kW takes just a second or two with the new easy-to-use smartphone app from Megger, one of the world’s leading experts in portable test equipment. The best news is that the app, Cable Calc+, is available totally free to download and, once installed, it is fully functional - even when an Internet connection is not available, allowing it to be used on even the most remote of sites.
Choosing cables and calculating voltage drops for electrical installations up to 25 kW takes just a second or two with the new easy-to-use smartphone app from Megger, one of the world’s leading experts in portable test equipment. The best news is that the app, Cable Calc+, is available totally free to download and, once installed, it is fully functional - even when an Internet connection is not available, allowing it to be used on even the most remote of sites.
Megger’s Cable Calc+ covers all commonly used types of cable, including SWA 2-, 3- and 4-core XLPE; SWA 2-, 3- and 4-core PVC; twin and earth; fireproof and tri-rated. It also allows the user to choose between the four most commonly used reference methods – B, C, 101 and 102. Data entry is fast and straightforward, and the app instantly shows the minimum recommended cable size, the calculated voltage drop in volts and as a percentage, and also the load current.
The Apple version of this useful app can be downloaded FREE from http://bit.ly/meggercablecalculator.
Megger
01 304 502101
www.megger.com/uk
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