Electrician and Electrician's Helper

by Miller, Rex; Miller, Mark R.

• ISBN13: 9780768908541
• ISBN10: 076890854X
• Edition: 9th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-05-15
• Publisher: Arco (Peterson's)

Summary

Complete test prep for potential electricians and helpers along with employment facts and figures. The most respected resource for more than 30 years.

Table of Contents

What This Book Will Do for You	v
PART 1: THE KIND OF WORK YOU WILL BE DOING
The Kind of Work You Will Be Doing	3	(7)
Techniques of Study and Test-Taking	10	(9)
PART 2: A SELF-INSTRUCTIONAL COURSE TO HELP YOU MASTER THE WORK AND PASS THE TEST
Introduction to the Self-Instructional Course	19	(1)
Preliminary Basic Electricity Exam	20	(4)
Electrical Theory and Work	24	(3)
The Working Electrician	27	(5)
Symbol Test in Electricity	32	(3)
Electrical Code Review	35	(4)
Electrical Code Definitions	39	(2)
Here's What They Mean	41	(4)
Installations for Hazardous Locations	45	(1)
Electrical Code Problems	46	(2)
Dictionary of Electrical Terms	48	(20)
Safety and Judgment in Electrical Work	68	(2)
Electrical Judgment	70	(2)
Scrambled Dictionary of Equipment and Usage	72	(6)
Tools, Equipment, and Installation Methods	78	(6)
Electrical Measurement	84	(8)
Voltage Problems	92	(8)
Wattage Problems	100	(3)
Current Problems	103	(6)
Resistance Problems	109	(7)
Switches, Wiring, and Insulation	116	(8)
Wiring Equipment	124	(9)
Conduits	133	(5)
Lighting and Wiring	138	(8)
Wiring Special Systems	146	(2)
Electric Motors	148	(5)
Motor Operation	153	(8)
Fuses	161	(5)
Breakers and Bus Bars	166	(2)
Rectifiers	168	(6)
Transformers	174	(4)
Transformer Problems	178	(2)
Generators and Batteries	180	(5)
Questions on Basic Electronics	185	(9)
The Industrial Electrician	194	(53)
PART 3: PREVIOUS EXAMINATIONS FOR PRACTICE
Electrician's Helper	205	(9)
Electrician's Helper	214	(8)
Electrician	222	(8)
Electrician	230	(7)
Electrician	237	(10)
Appendix The Electrician and Fiber Optics	247