BECTA closed by new UK Government
Staff at BECTA, the government body that “promotes technology in learning” were told at 10.00 this morning that the quango would close in November. There has been a deluge of Tweets on the subject and #becta is currently one of the highest trending topics in the UK at the moment. But does it matter?!
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Installing a new IT suite this summer? Make sure you’re not a victim of nuisance trips!
We’ve seen a couple of instances of “nuisance trips” on projects recently. It can be a real pain for staff that need to be educated to switch an IT suite on one PC at a time and to do it slowly enough so as not to trip the circuit. Workstations also generally don’t like being switched on and off by just cutting and reactivating their mains supply.
In most computer rooms it is strongly advised that the rooms are wired with a ‘high integrity’ earth circuit; and that circuits are designed in accordance with BS7671 taking into account voltage drop, design current and other external influences.
Now the science bit. Show this to your electricians or ask us about it… Read more
