From the Book - Regular Print
Introduction : why do your own wiring? -- 1. Avoid building fire and shock hazards into your work -- How electrical fires start -- Avoiding arc faults -- Arc-fault circuit interrupter -- Removing accessible abandoned wiring -- Electric shock -- Grounding and the breaker -- Testing the installation -- Ground-fault circuit interrupters -- Other safety issues -- 2. Basic rules for impressing the electrical inspector -- Mitigating hazards -- Get your NEC now -- Electrical deficiencies -- 3. Basic electronics you should know -- An invisible domain -- The meaning of valence -- Reactance and impedance -- Ohm's Law -- Concealed versus exposed wiring -- Residential work -- Wiring the box -- Wiring the devices -- Switches -- Wring three- and four-way switches -- Sizing feeders and services -- Column C -- 4. All about electrical services -- Point of connection -- Designing the service -- Temporary service -- Bonding the raceway -- Ground-fault circuit interrupters -- Watertight -- Special techniques for aluminum terminations -- Building a service -- Masthead service construction -- Grounding-electrode system -- Underground services -- 5. The National Electrical Code : fundamental requirements for residential work -- 2014 NEC changes -- Arc-fault protection -- Wet-location receptacles -- Color-coding details -- Bare and green wires -- Ampacities and device ratings -- Box-fill calculations -- Appliance identification -- NEC Article 430 : "motors, motor circuits, and controllers" -- Motor fundamentals -- DC motor -- Steppers and servos -- The universal motor -- NEC chapter 5 : "special occupancies" -- Temporary installations -- Special equipment -- NEC Article 625 : "Electric Vehicle Charging Systems and Welders" -- Rigid metal conduit -- Liquidtight flexible metal conduit -- Liquidtight flexible nonmetallic conduit -- Rigid polyvinyl chloride conduit -- Electrical metallic tubing (type EMT) -- Flexible metal conduit --
6. Tools for quality electrical work
7. Techniques for quality electrical work
Comparing types MC, AC, and EMT
8. Lighting fundamentals : design and installation
Living room, dining room, and bedroom lighting
Fluorescent fixture maintenance
9. Appliance failure, maintenance, and repair
Shock hazards in old equipment
10. Tackling difficult projects
Printed circuit board repair
Submersible-well-pump troubleshooting
11. Data and communications network
The importance of Ethernet
Telephone installation and repair tools
Diagnosing some common telephone problems
12. Home automation and beyond
14. alternate power systems : wind, solar, and fuel cells
Cogeneration or battery backup
Foundations for wind turbines and solar PV arrays