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I'm Ted Wodoslawsky, VP and COO at c3controls. This is where I put the technical content that doesn't fit in a product page. Trip curves, DOL starters, transformer theory, washdown environments. The stuff engineers actually need to know.
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c3controls.com is a commerce site. It does that job well. But there's a category of content that doesn't belong on a product page, and shouldn't be buried in a blog sidebar either. Technical depth. Real engineering context. The kind of thing a panel builder or controls engineer actually wants to read before they specify a component.
So I put it here. This is my notebook, made public. I write about what I know from three decades in industrial electrical controls: trip curve selection, sealing standards, starter configurations, transformer sizing. No marketing language. No upselling. Just the engineering.
When I find something worth writing about from our own published articles, I link those here too. And once a month I publish something original that you won't find anywhere else on the c3controls domain.
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"Technical depth doesn't belong behind a shopping cart. It belongs somewhere engineers can actually find it."
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DOC_01 // PROTECTION
Understanding Trip Curves
How to read and apply trip curve data when selecting circuit breakers for motor and distribution circuit protection. The foundation of any serious panel design conversation.
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What is a Direct Online Starter (DOL)?
Working principle, advantages, disadvantages, and applications of direct online starters. When DOL is the right call and when it isn't.
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Current Transformer (CT) Shorting Blocks
Purpose, benefits, and types of CT shorting blocks. Why open-circuiting a current transformer secondary is a serious hazard and how shorting blocks prevent it.
Read on c3controls.comDOC_04 // POWER
What is a Transformer? Types, Uses, and Applications
A grounded overview of transformer types and their industrial applications. Covers isolation, step-down, and control power transformers in the context of panel design.
Read on c3controls.comExclusive Content
Monthly articles published here and nowhere else. Longer, more specific, and written for engineers who already know the basics and want the detail underneath.
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