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IP68 Is Not ATEX: Two Ratings People Confuse Constantly
IP68 Is Not ATEX: Two Ratings People Confuse Constantly
# IP68 Is Not ATEX: Two Ratings People Confuse Constantly "It's IP68, so it's fine for the plant." I have heard that sentence on site more than once, and it... Read more...
Specifying an ATEX Radio Fleet: A Twelve-Point Checklist
Specifying an ATEX Radio Fleet: A Twelve-Point Checklist
# Specifying an ATEX Radio Fleet: A Twelve-Point Checklist Most ATEX radio purchases go wrong in the same way. Somebody asks for a price before anybody has established what the... Read more...
One Wrong Earpiece Voids Your ATEX Certification
One Wrong Earpiece Voids Your ATEX Certification
# One Wrong Earpiece Voids Your ATEX Certification You spend a thousand pounds a unit on intrinsically safe radios. Then someone plugs in a nineteen-pound earpiece from a drawer. The... Read more...
Never Change an ATEX Radio Battery in the Zone. Here Is Why
Never Change an ATEX Radio Battery in the Zone. Here Is Why
# Never Change an ATEX Radio Battery in the Zone. Here Is Why. A worker's radio goes flat halfway through a shift. He has a spare pack in his pocket.... Read more...
Lone Worker and Man Down: The Features That Earn Their Keep
Lone Worker and Man Down: The Features That Earn Their Keep
# Lone Worker and Man Down: The Features That Earn Their Keep A worker collapses in a pump house at the far end of the site. Nobody saw it. He... Read more...
T4, T130°C and Ta: The Temperature Ratings That Catch People Out
T4, T130°C and Ta: The Temperature Ratings That Catch People Out
# T4, T130°C and Ta: The Temperature Ratings That Catch People Out An ATEX radio label carries two temperature figures. They mean different things. Most buyers check the first and... Read more...
ia or ib? What Intrinsic Safety Protection Levels Actually Mean
ia or ib? What Intrinsic Safety Protection Levels Actually Mean
# ia or ib? What Intrinsic Safety Protection Levels Actually Mean Two letters apart. Thousands of pounds apart across a fleet. Ex ia and Ex ib are both intrinsic safety.... Read more...
Gas Groups IIA, IIB and IIC: Why the Safest Radio May Not Be the Right One
Gas Groups IIA, IIB and IIC: Why the Safest Radio May Not Be the Right One
# Gas Groups IIA, IIB and IIC: Why the Safest Radio May Not Be the Right One Two watts against four. That is the trade-off buried inside the ATEX gas... Read more...
ATEX Zones Explained: Which Radio for Zone 0, 1 or 2?
ATEX Zones Explained: Which Radio for Zone 0, 1 or 2?
# ATEX Zones Explained: Which Radio for Zone 0, 1 or 2? Here is a question worth asking your site team. Do you know which zone your workers carry radios... Read more...
How to Read an ATEX Marking on a Two-Way Radio
How to Read an ATEX Marking on a Two-Way Radio
Putting it together II 2G Ex ib IIC T4 Gb means: non-mining, category 2, gas atmosphere, intrinsically safe to one fault, hydrogen and acetylene, surface temperature under 135°C, Zone 1. Read more...