The Institution of Certificated Mechanical and Electrical Engineers, South Africa.

WESTERN CAPE BRANCH ENGINEERING BULLETIN - 2000 EDITIONS

December 2000 

1. Workers die in Lenasia factory fire.............unable to escape ........
2. Domestic electrocution. ....contact with exposed wire of a floor polisher.........
3. Money in South Africa .......first paper money in use.....Rix dollar.......
4. OH&SA. Vessels under pressure.............discussion on boilers
5. What engineers say - what engineers mean......
6. Examination model answers. Plant Engineering - June 2000.
   A moving coil gives full scale deflection with 15mA and has a resistance of 5W. Calculate the resistance required:
   (i) In paralel to enable the instrument to read up to 1 Amp.
   (ii) In series to enable it to read up to 10 Volts.