Practical Electrical Wiring

by Richter, H. P.; Schwan, W. Creighton

• ISBN13: 9780070523951
• ISBN10: 0070523959
• Edition: 17th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-04-01
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill

Summary

-yourselfers provides detailed instructions for making safe and efficient electrical wiring installations. Based on the 1996 National Electrical Code, the book explains not only how to perform the many operations covered but also why they are necessary. The book leads the reader step by step through the planning and layout of an electrical wiring system and provides complete requirements for each of the more commonly used wiring methods. 470 illustrations.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Seventeenth Edition
Preface to the Ninth Edition
Codes, Inspections, and Product Approvals	p. 3
Numbers, Measurements, and Electricity: Basic Principles	p. 15
AC and DC; Power Factor; Transformers	p. 44
Basic Devices and Circuits	p. 62
Overcurrent Devices	p. 82
Types and Sizes of Wires	p. 97
Selection of Proper Wire Sizes	p. 115
Wire Connections and Splices	p. 132
Grounding: Theory and Importance	p. 146
Outlet and Switch Boxes	p. 165
Different Wiring Methods	p. 179
Adequate Wiring	p. 212
Service Entrance and Branch Circuits	p. 224
Good Lighting	p. 251
Residential and Farm Motors	p. 276
Planning an Installation	p. 293
Installation of Service Entrance and Ground	p. 299
Installation of Specific Outlets	p. 323
Finishing: Installation of Switches, Receptacles, Fixtures	p. 354
Miscellaneous Wiring	p. 363
Wiring for Special Appliances	p. 388
Old Work: Modernizing	p. 402
Farm Wiring	p. 430
Mobile Homes, Recreational Vehicles, and Parks	p. 458
Wiring Apartment Houses	p. 467
Planning Nonresidential Installations	p. 481
Nonresidential Wiring Methods and Materials	p. 515
Nonresidential Lighting	p. 538
Wiring for Motors	p. 562
Wiring Commercial Occupancies	p. 592
Wiring Industrial Occupancies	p. 604
Wiring Special Occupancies	p. 608
Bibliography	p. 625
Appendix	p. 627
Glossary	p. 629
Index	p. 635
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