Electrical Certification for use in Canada: Recognizing Certification and Why it’s Important9/23/2014
Electrical certification is a must for any electrical tools bought, sold, or used in Canada. Tools must be tested by an accredited certification organization to determine that they meet the applicable safety standards and adhere to the Canadian Electrical Code. The Standards Council of Canada handles the accreditation of inspection bodies and together with provincial Safety Authorities oversees enforcement.
The time has come to make the move from Leister’s LE TOOL series of air heaters to the next generation: the LHS series. The LE series was available in three versions: without control electronics, with control electronics, and for KSR. The tool models without control electronics were a basic on/off heater, the tool models with control electronics had adjustable power output using an on-unit potentiometer, and the tool models for KSR had the opportunity for closed loop control when used with a custom Leister controller.
Leister's product line of air heaters and heater/blower combination tools are available in a range of kilowatts, voltages, sizes, etc. They also offer many of their heaters with a selection of control options: basic heaters with no control electronics (on/off) 'CLASSIC', heaters with power electronics that allow open-loop control of percentage power output via an onboard potentiometer 'PREMIUM', and heaters with full onboard temperature controllers combined with a thermocouple feedback loop (closed-loop control) 'SYSTEM'. This application note is focused on the functionality of the Leister SYSTEM tools, which are the more sophisticated, closed-loop control tools.
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