PEARL $AFE: News, Standards, Tips and How-To's for the Electrical Industry Professional Electrical Apparatus Recyclers League (PEARL) expected to approve 23 new electrical reconditioning standards at annual conference. In addition to bringing you the latest news on electrical products, standards, and testing from around the electrical industry, PEARL $AFE's inaugural issue also marks the 5th update to PEARL's 137 technical standards for the reconditioning of electrical devices from circuit breakers to transformers, including 23 newly proposed standards for low- and medium-voltage devices...Read More TECH TALK -- Impress Our Expert Panel With Your Electrical Knowledge and Take Home an IPOD! Okay,  Smarty! What is Power Factor?...Send Us Your Answer You've got 2 weeks before our crack panel picks a winner. Look to the next PEARL $AFE newsletter for details on who won, and what the Smarty said.  Congrats to Daniel Nunn, All-Phase Electric Supply (College Park, GA) for being the first to know a bunch of electrical acronyms in last Trivia Talk. Bad news: you were our last winner from the old newsletter. No toys for you, unless you nail this issue's question :) Panel Discusses Counterfeit Products, Liability and Solutions  Electrical Contractor magazine and TED Magazine recently hosted a panel discussion on how to spot counterfeits, who's liable, and how to protect yourself. Register on their site to view the archived Webcast...Read More   Get More Visitors To Your Web Site Without Using Paid Advertising - www.ElectricalDomains.com More Industry News   How To: Short-Circuit Calculations You'll have to register to get EC&M's primer on short circuit calculations including both classical and ANSI/IEEE methods, but the story's worth it. It walks the reader through the whys and wherefores, and those tricky formulas in an easy to understand format...Read More   Stimulus, Schmimulus: Electric Market Won't Turn until 2010 Leading economic indicators rose slightly in February, but this columnist's bottom line is simple: the electric apparatus generated $73 billion in revenues in 2008, and isn't expected to sell more than $55 billion this year. You do the math...Read More   Tip: Check that Motors Temp and Insulation Abormal thermal patterns and faulty insulation are two of the most common indicators that a motor, drive, controller or panel is ready to melt down. Check your motor's health with this easy tips...Read More Find a PEARL Member in Your Area!! PEARL would like to thank its newest members:   - Welcome new Voting Member Arizona Electrical Apparatus - Welcome new Associate Member Industrial Equipment Recovery - Welcome new Associate Member Surplus Salvage, LLC - Welcome new Associate Member Utah Breakers & Supply - Congratulations to Electrical Service Products, Inc. for attaining Full Voting member status Issue: 1 In This Issue Pop Quiz, Get a Prize Expert Panel Discusses Counterfeits Industry News...Short Circuits Calculations; The Electrical Economy; Test Your Motor COME SEE PEARL!   Electrical Safety and Reliability Conference & Exhibition     April 18-20, 2009     Hyatt Regency Atlanta, Atlanta, GA National Electrical Contractors Association - NECA     September 12-15, 2009     Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, WA Free Conference Admission! Join PEARL today and your conference attendance fee will be applied towards your annual membership fees! Take an important step towards making your business more profitable, and add value to your customers and the environment thorugh the smart use of surplus and recycled electrical apparatus from kV transformers to circuit breakers.   Offer Expires: April 16, 2009