May 9, 2012: Philips Lighting has issued an exciting press release: “A ‘New’ New York State of Mind: Empire State Building Redefines New York City Skyline with Philips LED Lighting.”

The World’s most famous office building, located in our own great State of New York, has teamed with Philips Color Kinetics to a create state-of-the-art, dynamic lighting system that can change the building’s mast colors in real-time. This new computerized – high tech system will allow for customized lighting capabilities from a pallet of over 16 Million Colors!

Read more in the attached document: A New- New York State of Mind- Empire State Building Redefines New York City Skyline With Philips LED Lighting or view Philips’ online press release. 

To see some high resolution photos – click on the thumbnails below:

Please join us at 514 West Genesee Street for an overview of some innovative products that can help boost your productivity and save you valuable time and money! We’ll be giving away product samples and showing the benefits of these products with hands-on demonstrations!

Bryce Button will be working with our friendly staff to answer all of your questions!

Thanks for your continued business – we’ll see you Friday! 

In the meantime, if you’d like to see a preview of some quality Arlington products we’ll have on hand – check out these links to our Featured Products from Arlington:

RoofTopper

Service Entrance Cable Connectors

Snap To It Connectors

Wire Grabber

The expanded Pass and Seymour PlugTail family of wiring devices offers more solutions to more challenges on more jobsites.

Don’t waste your valuable time on pigtails – simply connect the pre-stripped P&S PlugTail Connector leads. In one simple step, you’re ready for fast, easy device installation at any time. Just Twist, Click, Screw and Done!

• No preparing, stripping or looping the conductors 
• No taping terminals 
• And most importantly – No mistakes! 

Did you know?

• P&S PlugTail installation is three times faster than conventional device installation.
• Device installation takes less than a minute. So you’ll gain the advantage of time when you need it most – at the end of the project.
• With no exposed terminals, you can power-up and test a circuit at any time once the connectors are installed.
• Whether the work is done by a first-year apprentice or by your most experienced electrician, every P&S PlugTail device will be installed correctly.

Want to learn more?

You can start by taking a look at the PlugTail Wiring Devices Brochure or by perusing some of the P&S featured product posts on our website – each post has a wealth of information and online brochures:

• The Industry’s First Audible GFCI 
• The P&S PlugTail Line Literally Makes Lighting Control a Snap!
• P&S legrand Titan Dimmers – A Complete Solution to Energy Savings!

Give us a call today, we’re here to help!

Electrical injuries consist of four main types:

• Electrocution (fatal)
• Electric shock
• Burns
• Falls caused as a result of contact with electrical energy

Don’t become a statistic! Contact us today to learn more about what we can do to help or to set up a training at your facility (or ours) in any of the following areas:

• PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) Selection
• Lock Out Tag Out
• Arc Flash Engineering
• Fuse and Surge Control
• Fall Protection
• Test and Measurement Equipment
• Need a different type of training that’s not listed? E-Mail Us!

Help protect yourself and others by learning more about the hazards and explosive power behind an ARC Flash incident by visiting Mersen’s website. You can also find The Nine Steps of Arc Flash Hazard Analysis on their site!

Check out an excerpt from the NFPA (National National Fire Protection Association) DVD:  

Reducing Workplace Electrical Hazards-2009 Edition:

Other helpful resources and documents:

• 120 Volts Can Kill: NYCOSH - NY Committee for Occupational Safety and Health - Fact Sheet
• Basics of Branch Circuit Testing: IDEAL – Fact Sheet
• Carbon Monoxide Protection and Amanda’s Law: Kidde - Featured Article
• CNYCOSH - CNY Council on Occupational Health and Safety - Website
• Dig Safely New York: Call BEFORE You Dig - Website
• Electrical Safety in the Workplace:  ESFI - Electrical Safety Foundation International - Fact Sheet
• Electrical Safety General Information & Standards: OSHA - Occupational Safety and Health Administration - Website
• Electrical Safety Summary: NYCOSH - NY Committee for Occupational Safety and Health - Fact Sheet
• Energy Management: Eaton’s Website
• City Electric Company Inc. e-Tools link for Arc Flash Calculators, Code Calculators, and more!- Webpage
• Control of Hazardous Energy -Lockout/Tagout: Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) - Website
• NYCOSH - NY Committee for Occupational Safety and Health - Website
• How to Test Your GFCIs :  P&S- Fact Sheet
• Test and Measurement Tools: IDEAL – Featured Article
• Surge Protection: Mersen – Featured Article
• Workplace Safety and Health Topics: Electrical Safety: CDC & National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health – (NIOSH) - Website

Meters, Test Equipment, and Measurement Tools protect the safety of workers, infrastructures, and equipment. What could be more important to the Electrical and Voice and Data Professional, then, than the right Test and Measurement Equipment? IDEAL has a full line of advanced instruments that do the job faster, safer, and easier; they’re rugged, versatile, and built to last! 

Confused by all of the changing technologies and new equipment but haven’t had time to conduct research? That’s where we can help! We’ve made it really simple:  We’ve compiled most of the quality Test and Measurement Products from IDEAL Industries in one place for your review.

Browse the selection of information below and then stop in to any of our convenient locations to speak with a knowledgeable City Electric Representative and place your order!

Electrical Test and Measurement:

• Multi-Meters

IDEAL Basics of Digital Multimeters               

IDEAL Multimeters Selection Guide

IDEAL Industrial Clamp Meters Brochure

• Circuit Tracers and Analyzers

IDEAL Suretest Circuit Tracers Brochure               

IDEAL Suretest Circuit Analyzers Brochure

•  Thermometers and Thermal Imaging

IDEAL Infrared Thermometer Brochure               

IDEAL Heatsinker Thermal Imagers Brochure

• Other Electrical Test and Measure Equipment

IDEAL Digital Light Meter Brochure               

IDEAL Digital Insulation Meter Brochure

IDEAL Voltage Performance Monitor Brochure

IDEAL Amplifier Probe and Tone Generator Brochure

Voice Data and Video Test and Measure Equipment: 

• Fiber Optic Cabling:

IDEAL OTDR Optical Time-Domain Reflectometer Brochure

IDEAL Fiber Optic Visual Fault Finder Brochure        

IDEAL FiberMASTER MM SM Fiber Optic Test Kit Brochure

IDEAL SIGNALTEK-FO Multimedia Qualification Tester Brochure

• Coaxial, CATV, Ethernet, and Bundled / Twisted Pair Cabling:

IDEAL Amplifier Probe and Tone Generator Brochure

IDEAL SecuriTEST Pro and SecriTest CCTV Security Tester

IDEAL VDV and IENet Pro Cable Testers Brochure

IDEAL Test-Tone-Trace VDV Kit Brochure

IDEAL VDV MultiMedia Cable Tester Brochure

Arlington’s zinc service entrance cable connectors can help you reduce your inventory, are easy to use, and will save you precious time and money.

Each connector comes with two or three glands, coded for easy size reference, that allow use on a range of cable sizes; Five skus can now handle what previously called for twelve!

These fittings will help you save space in your vehicle, warehouse, and job-site storage areas while maintaining the materials you’ll need even when field changes require an increase in cable size.

Take a look at the Arlington Service Entrance Cable Connectors Flyer for more information.

Pass and Seymour brings another innovative solution to the table with the industry’s first Audible GFCI! This product is ideal for ground fault circuit int

This GFCI, which is NEC compliant, will sound an audible warning notifying you of a tripped condition / power interruption.  What a great way to help you reduce the likelihood of basement flooding, food spoilage and other damage that can be caused by an unknown power interruption; all while keeping you safe!

Check out the P&S literature for more information:

• Audible Alarm GFCI Flyer
• Alarm GFCI 15A Technical Specifications

These lamps are ideal for high-ceiling industrial, retail and distribution centers as well as outdoor applications.

What do the AllStart Technology Family Lamps have to offer?

• Direct retrofit lamp to both probe and pulse start magnetic ballasts (not suitable for operation on electronic ballasts).
• Reduced maintenance and recycling costs.
• Energy savings.
• Long life.
• Excellent color rendering – CRI ≥ 85.
• Crisp white light.
• Up to 100 lumens per watt.

Watch this informative video featuring AllStart Technology, available only from Philips, made in Bath, NY!

Check out the Philips Energy Advantage CDM Long Life Lamps with AllStart Technology Flyer and follow this link to  see the full line of AllStart Technology Lamps!

Philips AllStart Lamps, made to replace 320 watt and 1000 watt metal halide lamps, are featured below.

Philips – CDM260

CDM260/U/O/4K/ED28   41937-4   or  CDM260/C/U/O/4K/ED28  41936-6

• Replaces 320 watt metal halide lamp.
• Long life ≥ 20,000 hrs rated average life.
• Color Temp 4000 K.
• Direct retrofit lamp application.
• Available in clear and coated bulb finishes.

Philips – CDM830

CDM830/V/O 4K  BTS6 (4179-5)

• Replace 1000 watt metal halide lamp with.
• Vertical Installation
• Color Temp 4000 K.
• Bulb Finish: Clear
• Long life ≥ 16,000 hours rated average life

Both fixtures are high performance LED fixtures, Mercury and UV Free, have a five-year warranty, and are ideal replacements for your existing Metal Halide Fixtures!

The FXLED, designed to replace 250W MH Floodlights, has the following features:

• 78 Watt High-Performance LED
• Mercury and UV Free
• NEMA Type – 6H x 5V
• 50,000 Hour Life Based on LM-80 Tests
• Air-Flow Technology Heatsink
• Learn More: RAB FXLED78 Flyer

 The WPLED78, designed to replace 400W MH Wallpacks, has the following features:

• 78 Watt High-Performance LED
• Type IV Distribution
• 50,000 Hour Life Based on LM-80 Tests
• Patent Pending Heat-Dissipating Design
• Learn More: RAB WPLED78 Flyer

Learn about more exciting lighting options from RAB on our website.

Check our website and City Electric’s Rochester Facebook Page frequently for details on Grand Opening Events coming soon!