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Ugly's Electrical References is designed to be used as a quick on-the-job reference in the electrical industry. We have tried to include the most commonly required information in an easy-to-read format.
Table of Contents
RULER-INCH, INSIDE FRONT COVER
OHM'S LAW, 12
SERIES CIRCUITS, 34
PARALLEL CIRCUITS, 57
COMBINATION CIRCUITS, 812
ELECTRICAL FORMULAS, 13
TO FIND:
AMPERES (1), 1417
HORSEPOWER (HP), 1819
WATTS (P), 20
KILO-WATTS (KW), 21 22
KILO-VOLT-AMPERES (KVA), 23
CAPACITANCE (C), AND CAPACITORS, 2427
POWER FACTOR CORRECTION, 27
INDUCTANCE (L), 28
IMPEDANCE (Z), 29
REACTANCE (INDUCTIVE (XL) AND
CAPACITIVE (XC), 30
RESISTOR COLOR CODE, 31
MOTORS:
RUNNING OVERLOAD UNITS, 32
BRANCH CIRCUIT PROTECTIVE DEVICES, 32
DIRECT CURRENT, 3334
SINGLE PHASE (A.C.), 3538
THREE-PHASE MOTORS (A.C.), 3946
TRANSFORMERS:
CALCULATIONS, 47
VOLTAGE DROP CALCULATIONS, 4850
SHORT CIRCUIT CALCULATIONS, 5154
SINGLE-PHASE CONNECTIONS, 55
BUCK & BOOST CONNECTIONS, 56
FULL LOAD CURRENTS, 57
THREE-PHASE CONNECTIONS, 5862
MISCELLANEOUS WIRING DIAGRAMS, 6364
CONDUCTOR PROPERTIES, 65
A.C. RESISTANCE & REACTANCE FOR 600 VOLT CABLES, 66
ALLOWABLE AMPACITIES OF CONDUCTORS, 6771
INSULATION CHARTS, 7174
MAXIMUM NUMBER OF CONDUCTORS
IN CONDUIT I TUBING, 7595
GENERAL CALCULATION PROCEDURE, 75
ELECTRICAL METALLIC TUBING, 76-77
NONMETALLIC TUBING, 78-79
RIGID PVC CONDUIT, SCHEDULE 40, 80-81
RIGID PVC CONDUIT, SCHEDULE 80, 82-83
RIGID METALLIC CONDUIT, 84-85
FLEXIBLE METALLIC CONDUIT, 86-87
LIQUID TIGHT FLEXIBLE METALLIC CONDUIT, 88-89
DIMENSIONS OF INSULATED CONDUCTORS, 9091
COMPACT ALUMINUM BLDG. WIRE DIMENSIONS, 92
DIMENSIONS & PERCENT AREA OF CONDUIT, 9395
TABLES:
TAP, DRILL BIT AND HOLE SAW TABLES, 96
METAL BOXES, 97
MINIMUM COVER REQUIREMENTS TO
600 VOLTS, 98
VOLUME REQUIRED PER CONDUCTOR, 98
VERTICAL CONDUCTOR SUPPORTS, 98
CLEAR WORKING SPACE IN FRONT OF
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT, 99
MINIMUM CLEARANCE OF LIVE PARTS, 100
GROUNDING, 101102
GENERAL LIGHTING OCCUPANCY LOADS, 103
LIGHTING LOAD DEMAND FACTORS, 103
DEMAND FACTORS FOR NONDWELLING, 104
DEMAND FACTORS HOUSEHOLD CLOTHES
DRYERS, 104
DEMAND FACTORS KITCHEN EQUIPMENT, 104
DEMAND LOADS HOUSEHOLD RANGES,
OVENS, 105106
ELECTRICAL SYMBOLS, 10709
WIRING DIAGRAMS, 110114
GENERAL REFERENCE:
U.S. WEIGHTS AND MEASURES, 115116
METRIC SYSTEM, 117118
METRIC DESIGNATOR-TRADE
SIZE EQUIVALENTS, 119
U.S. WEIGHTS & MEASURES I METRIC
EQUIVALENTS, 119
USEFUL CONVERSIONS, 119
SCIENTIFIC NOTATION, 119
DECIMAL EQUIVALENTS, 120
CONVERSION TABLES, 121123
METALS, 124125
SPECIFIC RESISTANCE (K), 125
CENTIGRADE & FAHRENHEIT THERMOMETER
SCALES, 126
MATH REFERENCE:
USEFUL MATH FORMULAS, 127
THE CIRCLE, 128
FRACTIONS, 129131
EQUATIONS, 132134
TRIGONOMETRY, 135137
CONDUIT BENDING:
BENDING OFFSETS WITH TRIGONOMETRY, 137
CHICAGO-TYPE BENDERS 90' BENDING, 138
CHICAGO-TYPE BENDERS OFF-SETS, 139
MULTI-SHOT 90' BENDING, 140142
HAND BENDER OFFSETS, 143
HAND BENDER 90'BENI)S, 144
HAND BENDER BACK-TO-BACK BENDS, 145
HAND BENDER 3-POINT SADDLE BENDS, 146
MISCELLANEOUS REFERENCE:
PULLEY CALCULATIONS, 147
USEFUL KNOTS, 148
HAND SIGNALS FOR CRANES, 149-150
AMERICAN RED CROSS GENERAL FIRST AID, 151158
CALENDAR 2002, 159
CALENDAR 2003, 160
CALENDAR 2004, 161
GENERAL TOPIC INDEX, 162
RULER METRIC, INSIDE BACK COVER