Lineman's and Cableman's Handbook covers both overhead and underground electrical transmission and distribution.

Features:

• Graphically lays out the basic principles, equipment, standards, and safety regulations
• Allows electrical workers to avoid costly errors, diagnose and repair power failures, and ensure optimum safety

Contents

1. Elementary Electrical Principles
2. Electric Systems
3. Substations
4. Transmission Circuits
5. Distribution Circuits
6. Construction Specifications
7. Wood-Pole Structures
8. Aluminum, Fiberglass, Concrete and Steel Structures
9. Distribution Automation
10. Emergency System Restoration
11. Unloading, Hauling, Erecting, and Setting Poles
12. Guying Poles
13. Insulators, Crossarms, and Conductor Supports
14. Line Conductors
15. Distribution Transformers
16. Lightning and Surge Protection
17. Fuses
18. Switches, Reclosers, and Sectonalizers
19. Voltage Regulators
20. Transmission Tower Erection
21. Stringing Line Conductors
22. Sagging Line Conductors
23. Joining Line Conductors
24. Live-Line Maintenance with Hot-Line Tools
25. Live-Line Maintenance from Insulated Aerial Platforms
26. Grounding
27. Protective Grounds
28. Street Lighting
29. Underground System
30. Laying Conduit
31. Manhole Construction
32. Pulling Cable
33. Splicing Cable
34. Underground Distribution
35. Vegetation Management -- Tree Trimming
36. Distribution Transformer Installation
37. Electrical Drawing Symbols
38. Single-Line Diagrams
39. Schematic Diagrams
40. Voltage Regulation
41. Units of Measurement, Electrical Definitions, Electrical Formulas, and Calculations
42. Maintenance of Transmission and Distribution Lines
43. Rope, Knots, Splices, and Gear
44. Climbing Wood Poles
45. Protective Equipment
46. OSHA 1910.269
47. Resuscitation
48. Heart-Lung Resuscitation
49. Pole-Top and Bucket Truck Rescue
50. Self-Testing Questions and Exercises

Index

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