PEARL, Plant Services Magazine Explain How to Recondition Motor Controls   PEARL members and staff wrote this article for the cover of Plant Services magazine to walk the reader through the steps and relevant PEARL standards used to recondition critical parts of a motor-control bucket, including: Low-Voltage Disconnect Switches, Control Power Transformers, Instrumentation Transformers, Magnetic Starters and Contactors. Circuit Breaker Sales Co. Inc. -- Large inventories and knowledgeable staff, providing equipment and solutions for the last 28 years TECH TALK -- Be the first to answer correctly and win a new 4 GB IPOD! What is the recommended or NEC prescribed bending radius of a power cable? We'll draw a winner from all correct entries received by June 30...Enter Contest CONGRATULATIONS to George Breedlove of Unilin - US MDF (Mount Gilead, NC) for winning last week's Tech Talk Challenge! Why do your competitors have more than one web site... sites that use relevant keywords in the web site url address?  What do they know that you don't? Wye Transformer Primer Tackles Power Quality Problems By combining delta/delta and delta/wye transformers, you can abate harmonic distortion in an electrical system, but you need to understand the relevant current and voltage calculations and how to properly size the transformer...Read More PEARL Thanks Conference Sponsors All Current Electrical Sales, Inc., Astro Controls, Inc., Byerley Metals, and Circuit Breaker Sales More Industry News   Worried About Counterfeits? PlantServices.com's editor Russ Kratowicz has scoured the Web for online resources that can help you spot counterfeits and protect yourself from dangerous parts and liability. No surprise, he points to the PEARL website as good starting place. Make the Utility Company Pay You! Utility bills can tax your patience, but that doesn't mean you can't use them as a sales tool. Last year, Congress passed the Commercial Building Tax Deduction, which allows companies to deduct $1.80 per sq ft for improvements in HVAC, lighting, or building envelope...Read More Dangers of Low Voltage Installations Low voltage video, data, and telecom installations may not pack enough punch to kill you, but secondary dangers such as falling and ignition arcs can kill you just as dead. Learn about the pitfalls and ways to avoid tripping up here. Solar's Sturdy, but Inverters Stink While the photovoltaic module itself will work for 25 years as promised, the DC inverter may only last 5 to 10 years. Tips for keeping them running include cleaning heat sinks, disconnects in no-load conditions, variable speed fans, and more. PEARL 2009 Conference Highlights Check out presentations from PEARL's annual conference this year, video, a list of sponsors, and other conference highlights here. Find a PEARL Member in Your Area!! PEARL Would Like to Thank the Following Conference Sponsors and Exhibitors: Monster Fuses                                                                 P&F Supply Co. Phenix Technologies, Inc.                                                ProTec Equipment Resources ROMAC                                                                           Satin America Technitrol, Inc.                                                                 Tavrida North America, Inc. Utility Relay Company Issue: 3, June 2009 In This Issue Win An 4GB IPOD!! Wye Transformer Primer Anti-Counterfeit Web Resources, Tax Deductions, Low Voltage Dangers & Solar's Achillies Heel COME SEE PEARL! National Electrical Contractors Association - NECA     September 12-15, 2009     Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, WA APWA International Public Works Congress & Exposition     September 13-16, 2009     Columbus Convention Center, Columbus, OH PEARL Would Like to Thank the Following Conference Sponsors and Exhibitors: Coastal Switchgear & Controls, Inc. The Electrical Advertiser Electrical Test Instruments, Inc. Industrial Market Place Magnetics & Controls, Inc. PEARL INTERNET COMMITTEE REPORT The Internet Committee met May 28 by telephone. Items discussed included removing the initial "splash page" on the website to allow for quicker, easier access to content. Also discussed at length was the need for a form so that customers and members could communicate with the entire PEARL membership at once. This tool will allow buyers and sellers of electrical equipment, as well as PEARL members who might be buying or selling to communicate with the whole group and will also encourage intra-PEARL business. The committee also reviewed the first draft of a proposed Wikipedia entry on the PEARL organization. The Committee hopes to have the Wikipedia listing posted in the next 30 days and a form online within 60 days. The Internet Committee is always looking for people who want to be involved or who have a suggestion. If you'd like to join the Internet Committee, please feel free to call chairman Bill Schofield at 1-800-232-5809.