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TEGG SERVICES
Stony Point Rock Quarry
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Stony Point Rock Quarry's previous motor control panels before
Knights' Electric's TEGG Service began their work.
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Knights' Electric, Inc.'s TEGG Services
has recently completed a project at Stony Point Rock Quarry in Sonoma County. The project included an initial testing and evaluation of the motor control panels and electrical system by
Knights' Electric's TEGG Service technicians
. A report that analyzed the findings were submitted to Stony Point Rock Quarry and the decision was made to have
Knights' Electric's TEGG Services install new motor control panels.
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"Mike Saitone
(Knights' Electric's TEGG Services Senior Sales Representative) gave us a list of things that needed to be addressed now and in the future," says Charlie Young, Site Manager at Stony Point Rock Quarry, "If we went with the new motor control panels 75% of the problems would go away. We like to be proactive so we decided to go ahead with it," says Charlie Young, Site Manager at Stony Point Rock Quarry, "the upgrade in technology also gets us away from fuses and gives us something we can rely on into the foreseeable future."
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Knights' Electric's TEGG Service technicians begin installing new
motor control panels after removing old panels.
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With the new panels in place, the motor controls are being installed.
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One of the biggest issues facing Stony Point Rock Quarry with regards to electrical equipment is the rock dust,
which is created during the quarry process at the site. Knights' Electric's TEGG Services installed NEMA enclosures for the motor control panels to help limit the airborne dust
particles that can impede or damage contacts and other electrical elements in the motor controls. |
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Knights' Electric's TEGG Services had previously performed work at another rock quarry in Sonoma County after
the quarry had experienced a major power outage due to a loose conductor. Arcing caused the main bussing to blow. Fortunately the panel took the brunt of the explosion, but the
facility had to temporarily shut down. "Mike Saitone showed me the photos of that failure," says Young, "it was one of the reasons we decided to use TEGG." |
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RESIDENTIAL
Studio Barn
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The studio barn was built in the middle of an oak grove.
Notice the windowed retractable door on the right side of the building.
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Artist owner of a newly constructed "studio barn" says she hasn't been working on her other art projects much
lately because "the studio barn has become my current art project and it's not quite finished."
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The studio barn, which is located across the way from the owner's country residence, has the outward
appearance of a rural barn or a rural home depending on how you look at it – much the way one would view a piece of interpretive art.
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Looking across from the loft. The two high bay fixtures illuminate the
main room below.
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Stairwell to the loft has exterior style
lighting fixture.
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"What we've been doing here is putting different materials up against each other," says the
artist/owner; "we've used steel, concrete, glass and wood. Nothing decorative obscures the direct contact of these materials with each other. This building is a statement of function
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Knights' Electric's residential department
installed the electrical system for the studio barn bringing the underground power from the nearby pump house where the electrical service panel is located. Knights' Electric also installed the phone and data wiring along with a recessed floor box for access.
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Stairwell as seen from loft has
exterior style fixtures above also.
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Some of Knights' Electric's Jeff Myers' "artistic" exposed
interior wiring.
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Knights' Electric installed two high bay lights to illuminate the main floor area of the studio barn. The owner
selected vapor tight exterior lighting fixtures for the interior entryway, staircase and outdoor deck areas. These metal caged lighting fixtures compliment the exposed steel beams
that frame the interior of the studio barn as well as the steel exterior siding. |
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Knights' Electric has done previous work at this residence, but perhaps this time their work on the
studio barn fit in more with the creative process. The owner was quite impressed with the work of Knights' Electric's journeyman, Jeff Myers. "He did a great job with the wiring, much
of which was left deliberately exposed. He went far beyond the extra mile to embrace the conceptual ideas of this project. Jeff was definitely an artist within his trade."
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Rear deck has gooseneck lighting fixtures.
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COMMUNITY
Zac Ragsdale – Sonoma County Youth
Volunteer of the Year
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Zac Ragsdale, who was nominated by the Windsor Boys & Girls Club,
is the 2006 Sonoma County Youth Volunteer of the Year.
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Earlier this month Zac Ragsdale, son of
Michael and Barbara Ragsdale
of Knights' Electric, Inc., was named Sonoma County Youth Volunteer of the Year. Zac was honored along with other volunteers at a luncheon at the Vineyard Creek Inn in Santa Rosa sponsored by the Volunteer Center of Sonoma County.
Zac Ragsdale was named Youth Volunteer of the Year for the wrestling program he created for the Windsor Boys & Girls Club. He along with his wrestling partner,
Andrew Chau, started with a group of 50 kids, ages 5 to 12, last May in a program that ran through the end of July. "We wanted to help kids get involved with sports and make friends
while they did it. I had a difficult time doing those things when I was trying to get started. We showed them how to get in shape with good conditioning and how to wrestle."
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"I thought Andrew should have gotten this award with me," says Zac, "I could have never done
this without the help of my friends and family." Zac's mentor, Georgie Harden, the Unit Director at the Windsor Boys & Girls Club, helped administer the contracts for liability
with the kids who participated along with schools involved. Practice mats were borrowed from Cardinal Newman to use at Windsor Middle School where the program took place.
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Zac Ragsdale holds his engraved silver trophy bowl and wears medal
around his neck at the Sonoma County Volunteers Awards ceremony at the Vineyard Creek Inn in Santa Rosa. He also received special recognition from the U.S.
House of Representatives and the California State Legislature.
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Cardinal Newman's Zac Ragsdale faces off with a Ukiah foe in a North
Bay League Championship match. Zac won his Youth Volunteer of the Year Award for the wrestling program he created for the kids at the Windsor Boys & Girls
Club.
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Zac, who has wrestled for seven years, just completed his senior year of varsity wrestling at
Cardinal Newman. He had a very successful year and competed in the North Coast Section Tournament. Zac was also a member of the 2005 NCS Championship football team at Cardinal Newman.
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Zac volunteers for charities and service groups including the Alzheimer Memory Walk, the Windsor
Rotary and the North Coast Builders Exchange Crab Feed, "I started out waiting on tables and now I'm working in the kitchen. I think being a chef could be an interesting
career." Regardless of what vocation Zac pursues, the future looks bright for the Sonoma County Youth Volunteer of Year. |
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