Volume 1 Issue 4 February 16, 2007
ASCO 7000 Series and Series 300 Product Enhancements
Daylight Savings Time
You may be already aware the beginning and end dates for Daylight Savings Time (DST) will be changing this year due to the enactment of the Energy Policy Act of 2005. DST will be brought forward by 3 or 4 weeks in the spring and extended by one week in the fall.
Beginning in 2007, the schedule for the states or areas of the United States that adopt daylight saving time will be:
2 a.m. on the Second Sunday in March
to
2 a.m. on the First Sunday of November.
The actual calendar dates are as follows:
|
Year |
DST Begins 2 a.m. |
DST Ends 2 a.m. |
|
2007
|
March 11
|
November 4
|
|
2008
|
March 9
|
November 2
|
|
2009
|
March 8
|
November 1
|
|
2010
|
March 14
|
November 7
|
|
2011
|
March 13
|
November 6
|
|
2012
|
March 11
|
November 4
|
|
2013
|
March 10
|
November 3
|
|
2014
|
March 9
|
November 2
|
|
2015
|
March 8
|
November 1
|
Note: Daylight Saving Time, for the U.S. and its territories, is NOT observed in Hawaii, American Samoa, Guam, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, the Eastern Time Zone portion of the state of Indiana, and most of the state of Arizona.
The following ASCO transfer switch products are impacted by this regulated DST schedule change:
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All 4000 and 7000 Power Transfer Switches with Group 5 controllers
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All 7000 Series Soft Load Power Transfer Switches
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All Series 300 Power Transfer Switches with optional accessory 11BG programmable engine exerciser
We are pleased to announce software changes have been implemented to accommodate the new DST schedule on both the Group 5 controller and the accessory 11BG module.
Click Below for details.
Ron Schroeder
Director of Product Management
ASCO Power Technologies
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