Oil and natural gas resources are highly in-demand for the fuel and energy sectors, and this demand will continue to grow. Companies working in these sectors are often hard-pressed to put effective electrical systems in place that can handle the energy requirements without compromising on safety and reliability.

The good news is that modern electrical solutions are designed to handle the pressures and demands of processes in every aspect of the oil and gas industry. Today’s electrical infrastructure combines safe and reliable power supply with state-of-the-art information management systems customized to suit various requirements.

Let’s take a look at some of the electrical equipment available for oil and gas industry applications:

These can easily be considered some of the most essential products for the oil and gas sector, since they offer improved safety and security for employees as well as production units. Efficient warning systems can reduce the risk of casualties and save lives in case of untoward incidents.

Motion sensor LED stair lights let you safely and effectively navigate your steps while eliminating the need for any action. And because they turn off automatically, they also save power! We’ve recently installed these handy little LED stair lights and wanted to share the process with you.

wire that will be needed. It is best to order more than you need so that there’s slack in the line and enough to extend to where your power supply will be mounted.

It’s important to choose the correct wire gauge for the length of wire you need and amount of current that will be flowing through it. The key is to avoid voltage drop, which happens when the supplied energy of a power source is reduced as electric current flows through wire (or any other pieces of equipment that do not supply voltage on a circuit). The longer the run of wire, the lower the gauge of wire needed.

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3. Using wiring from the

4. Use a run of wire to join the PIR sensor at the top of your steps with the power supply. You can wire both PIR sensors to the power supply using electrical tape or with

5. Connect your main line to the PIR sensor at the bottom of your steps, and begin connecting each step light with

7. Finally, connect to power.

LED stair lights and

4. Connect your main line to the PIR sensor at the bottom of your steps, and begin connecting each step light with

6. Finally, plug the power supply into your wall outlet.

I mean, this is crazy, right?! You can almost FEEL the presence of these weird light dudes as they approach you at a murderously slow pace. Are they astronauts on our own planet? Is this our planet? I was unable to locate a larger version of this photograph, but I still put it at the top because it is incredibly evocative. And that’s not even the real kicker. If you’ve read my other posts on light painting, you know that incredibly long exposure times are necessary for shots like this. So homegirl or homeboy was out in the snow, in the dark, making this thing. And she/he had the wherewithal, tromping through the icy powder, to render these human forms so very well, even making one look like he’s trudging knee-deep. So weirdly inhuman. So weirdly human. I love this photo.

2. Give Up the Ghost

I would never give you a photo of old shoes to look at unless there were something special going on in the picture. In this one, there’s a simple, appropriate message. Ready for it? LIGHT ENHANCES THINGS. Duh, right? This photo is aesthetically interesting, but more valuable to me is the way it shows the essential point of light painting: To have fun! To breathe some excitement into your photography. If your only subject is an old pair of Tims, don’t complain. Turn off the lights and bust out a “paintbrush.”

7. There Are ALMOST No Words for This

Isn’t this great? What I love most is how nonchalant and, well, normal the guy looks in this photo. See? It’s all about juxtaposition. Angel wings mixed with a loud sense of everydayness (he COULD be wearing white robes) make you take notice of the unspoken contradiction. You ask, Why this? And you are led to wonder if maybe this is saying something about how sometimes the people who are the most inconspicuous are the most angelic. See what I did there? That’s why I have chosen these photos from among the hundreds that are out there. They invite wonder and have the power to lead to new insights. I am a dork.

9. Do Not Anger Him/Her/It

* Note: I found these photos on Pinterest and was unable to confirm all of their original sources. So, if you have any information about the original sources for any of these photos, please let us know in the comments sections. We want to give credit for these fantastic light painting photos where it is very much due! Thanks!

Generally, it doesn’t cost much to hire an electrician to have repair work or installation done at home. Yet, many homeowners in Oregon feel they can save the money they would have to spend by taking care of the problem on their own, even though they lack the experience and the expertise to do it right. This often leads to greater problems and they have to spend more money on the repair than they would have if they had called in an electrician in the first place. Of course, hiring the right electrician isn’t simply a matter of finding a number in a directory and making a call.

There are thousands of electricians you will find and not all of them are made equal. Not to mention, they don’t all offer the same services. But it is important to understand that even with electricians, there are different types. There are electricians that take care of the big stuff and then there are electricians that handle the small stuff. It is important to identify the kind of problem you are facing before you call an electrician.

What is low-voltage wiring and where can it be found? This covers everything from communications to entertainment systems, for example, televisions and telephones, small electrical devices much like doorbells and thermostats. A low-voltage electrician takes care of these things for you so the next time your TVdoesn’t work, call in a low-voltage electrician as he will be quick to assess what is wrong with it and will fix it much quicker as it is after all, in his job description. He will ensure that the wiring is properly installed and that the device does not malfunction again.

A low-voltage electrician will visit clients that are in need of installation or repair, will scope out the job as well as determine what tools are required and also how long it will take to fix whatever it is that needs fixing. For example, a thermostat which is malfunctioning may be the consequence of a frayed wire or it could it that it happened because of a poor wiring job which needs to be redone.A low-voltage electrician will know just how to do it.

Once thelow-voltage electrician has diagnosed the root cause of the problem, he will correct it. Should you need new installation, he will recommend one that will fit your needs as well as your budget. Once that is done, the process of fixing the problem will start.

Think of them as doctors of electronics making house calls in order to check faulty wiring. It doesn’t matter if it is a doorbell that is no longer working or a cable connection that flakes out on you when you are binge watching the last season of Breaking Bad, a low-voltage electrician will come and fix the problemfor you.

It is as difficult to find a low-voltage electrician as it is to find a high-voltage one. But luckily for you, low-voltage electricians are licensed as well. So, find a contact from your most updated yellow pages and once you have a chance to meet the electrician, ask them to see a license. And there you have it.That is how you find the right AND legally authorized low-voltage electrician for any low-voltage work you need done at home.

To conclude, it is important to acknowledge what low-voltage electricians do and how helpless youwould be without one. No one can imagine their lives without the little technological advances in their everyday lives.