Interpreting the National Electrical Code

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This guide explains the articles of the National Electrical Code and offers practical examples to illustrate how the code is applied. Discussion is organized by subject, integrating material on how the code is interpreted in specific field situations with information that is not directly addressed in the code, such as work in metric units, voltage drop, transformer K-ratings, and photovoltaic systems. The guide is useful as a how-to book and a professional reference for apprentices, electricians, and electrical inspectors. This sixth edition contains beginning and advanced multiple-choice problem sets. The authors are affiliated with Michigan State University.Copyright © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR


Book Description
This updated text provides a process for understanding and applying the National Electrical Code to electrical contracting, plan development, and review. Based on the 1999 Code, which has undergone major revisions, this comprehensive text covers practical problems and questions from every article of the Code, including numerous examples involving residential, commercial, agricultural, and industrial installations. The student who masters all the text's problems and answers all questions will be well prepared for electrical examinations. The logical presentation of the Code makes it easy for instructors to teach the material.


Book Info
New sixth edition continues to offer valuable insights into 100% of the articles in the Code, explaining each in detail and offering practical examples to illustrate how they are applied. A must for every reader, apprentice, electrician, and electrical inspector. Softcover.


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This book is completely updated to the 2005 National Electrical Code and continues to offer valuable insight into the Code articles. Explanations are provided for each article in detail, with thorough discussions and practical examples that clearly illustrate how the Code and its most recent changes are applied. Discussions are logically organized into coherent subject groupings, allowing readers to navigate easily through NEC 2005 requirements as well as changes since the last edition. Through this approach, the book also integrates essential information into the 7th Edition that is not directly addressed in the NEC but is extremely useful to electricians.


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