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NFPA's Pocket Electrical References

Author(s): Charles R. Miller
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  • ISBN-13: 9780763744724
  • ISBN-10:0763744727
  • Spiral/paperback    286 pages      © 2007
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Overview

From the author of Pocket Guide to Residential Electrical Installations and the source of the National Electrical Code comes this portable compendium of useful on-the-job data: calculations, formulas, tables, NEC rules, and hands-on techniques.  Sized to fit pockets and toolkits, this streamlined electrical resource includes everything from important mathematical formulas to frequently used 2005 NEC tables. 

 

Charles Miller compiled and organized the data electrical professionals need most in the field:

  • Wiring configurations for three- and four-way lighting switches, as well as for phone and data jacks.
  • A thorough chapter on conduit bending including helpful drawings.
  • Voltage drop calculations, conduit and tubing fill tables, conductor sizing information, and load calculations.
  • Clear explanations of calculations based on Ohm's Law.
  • Easy-to-follow first aid procedures.

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Chapter 1: Electrical Field Terms

Chapter 2: Mathematical Formulas and Tables

Chapter 3: Geometric Formulas

Chapter 4: Conversion Factors

Chapter 5: Ohm’s Law and Basic Circuits

Chapter 6: Electrical Formulas and Tables

Chapter 7: Electrical Plan Symbols

Chapter 8: Load Calculation Tables

Chapter 9: Clearance and Cover Tables

Chapter 10: Boxes and Enclosures

Chapter 11: Conduit and Tubing Fill

Chapter 12: Conduit Bending

Chapter 13: Conductors and Grounding

Chapter 14: Voltage Drop

Chapter 15: Receptacles

Chapter 16: Switches

Chapter 17: Motors

Chapter 18: Transformers

Chapter 19: General Reference

Chapter 20: Telephone and Data Wiring

Chapter 21: First Aid Emergency Procedures

 


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Charles R. Miller

Charles R. Miller teaches classes and seminars covering various aspects of the electrical industry. For 18 years. Mr. Miller owned and operated Lighthouse Electric Co., Inc. in Nashville, TN. In 1988 he began a second company dedicated to electrical related training known as Lighthouse Educational Services. In 1999, Mr. Miller wrote and illustrated a nationally published text book on the NEC® titled Illustrated Guide to the National Electrical Code®. In 2001, he was contracted by NFPA to write two more pocket guides to the NEC®. Currently, in addition to writing and illustrating, Mr. Miller is a co-host for a home improvement radio show in Nashville.
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  • This guide proves indispensable to any technician involved in the electrical industry. In NFPA (published in a handy pocket-size format so that it can be specifically carried on the job), both the practicing electrical engineer and the practicing technician now have a go-to reference on electricity and its governing properties. Here, readers will find everything from frequently referenced 2005 NEC tables to myriad mathematical formulas that apply to the nuts-and-bolts of the everyday profession. Charles Miller, a nationally recognized authority in the field, has organized this material so that it can be used to help a practitioner ‘on the fly’ complete his project. Topics of coverage include an assortment of wiring configurations for three and four way lighting switches (in addition to data and phone jacks); conduit bending (with notable illustrations to emphasize key pints); voltage calculations; conduit and tubing fill tables; load calculations; discussion on conductor sizing; and expansive analysis of Ohm’s Law. Finally, Miller has augmented his treatise with a summary of first aid procedures to be followed should emergency strike in the field. Well-presented and impeccably researched, NFPA proves to be a perfect tool-box companion for all electrical professionals (this book that allows busy workers to keep up with changes in the discipline without having to re-enter the classroom).

    John Aiello
    Published in The Electric Review, October 2007

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