Electrician's Pocket Manual

by Miller, Rex

• ISBN13: 9780071458870
• ISBN10: 0071458875
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-20
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional

Summary

Complete, compact and featuring formulas, tables, and diagrams in place of lengthy text descriptions, this handy reference delivers job-essential information in a quick look-up format. The new Second edition has been updated to include the 2005 National Electrical Code, new symbols for electrical drafting now being used in CAD drafting, additional coverage of co-axial cable in home wiring, and more on electric motors and controls.

Author Biography

Rex Miller is Professor Emeritus of Industrial Technology at State University College at Buffalo and has taught technical curriculum at the college level for more than four decades. Mr. Miller is the co-author of McGraw-Hill’s bestselling Carpentry & Construction, Third Edition, as well as more than 75 texts for vocational and industrial arts programs. He resides in Round Rock, Texas.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Hand tools for General Residential and Light Commercial Wiring

Chapter 2: Hand Tools for Construction Wiring

Chapter 3: Special Equipment Cable Benders, Cutters and Wire Dispensers

Chapter 4: Troubleshooting GFCIs and Wiring

Chapter 5: Troubleshooting Electric Motors

Chapter 6: Alarm Systems

Chapter 7: Lamps and Lighting Systems

Chapter 8: Electric Motors; Power Supplies Emergency, Transformers, Low Voltage

Chapter 9: Wires and Wiring

Chapter 10: Hazardous Location Equipment

Chapter 11: Programmable Controls (PLC)

Chapter 12: Wiring for Telephone Installation

Chapter 13: Basic Mathematics and Measurement Conversion

Chapter 14: Estimating a Job; Electrical and Electronic Formulas

Chapter 15: How to Read Blueprints

Chapter 16: How to Measure Blueprints, Meters, and Gages

Appendices: Rules of Safety; Codes, Standards, and Regulations; Definitions and Abbreviations of Electrical Units of Measurement; Tables and Charts; Symbols and Abbreviation of Electrical Units of Measurement; Glossary.