The Lineman's and Cableman's Handbook (Lineman's & Cableman's Handbook)
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| Rating | : | 4.50 (821 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0070360111 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1080 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-09-25 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
This handbook covers basic principles and best procedures for the construction, operation and maintenance of overhead and underground electric distribution and transmission lines. It aims to help linemen, cablemen and other specialists maintain systems at peak capacity, avoid costly errors, diagnose and repair failures and ensure optimum safety through sound preventive practices.
Thomas Shoemaker is a retired consulting electrical engineer and a lifetime Senior Member of the IEEE James Mack is Manager of Operations Support for Mid-American Energy Company. Mack is an active committee member of the Electric Power Research Institute. Mr. . Edward Kurtz (deceased) was Professor and Chair of the Department of Electrical Engineering at the University of Iowa
for all time - the Lineman's Bible Clay Brown This book was first printed in 1928, well after the trade first put on climbers. Since it's first printing it has been THE textbook for the lineman's trade. It has been used in virtually every apprentice program and was the companion of self taught linehands from the '30s on. Frequently updated, it remains the one place a linehand, beginner to veteran, can go for help. It has progressed with the technology of the trade, the regulations and codes, the materials, and the processes for. D. R. Merry said The Best. A must have book for any and all linemen and groundmen. This is the book you use to measure how long you have been in the trade. You buy one when you start and keep updating till you die. It would be nice to see some other text books for this subject but they would have a tough time keeping up. It is the Bible for Line workers. A Customer said Excellent reference for Journeymen and apprentices.. This book is THE comprehensive guide that no Line man should be without. It is also an excellent source of information for anyone working with distribution and/or transmission system operation, construction, and maintenance.
From the Back Cover The only comprehensive reference to distribution and transmission line technology. . Now, close to seven decades later, this fully up-to-date Ninth Edition, the only book of its type available anywhere, provides more information and help than ever. It will also help you avoid costly errors, diagnose and repair failures, and ensure optimum safety through sound preventive practices. Line and cable workers have depended on this essential resource since the First Edition appeared in 1928. This practical handbook will help you construct, operate, and maintain both overhead and underground electric transmission and distribution lines at peak efficiency. It gives you: More than 1,000