The Lineman's and Cableman's Handbook 13th Edition is the definitive guide to overhead and underground electrical distribution and transmission lines. This authoritative resource presents basic principles, equipment, standards and safety regulations, allowing electrical workers to avoid costly errors, diagnose and repair power failures and ensure optimum safety. A wealth of illustrations and photographs make it easy to understand the material, and self-test questions and exercises help reinforce key concepts. Comprehensive coverage includes topics such as electrical principles and systems; substations; circuits; construction; wood-pole, aluminum, concrete, fiberglass and steel structures; distribution automation; emergency system restoration; unloading, hauling, erecting, setting and guying poles; insulators, crossarms and conductor supports; line conductors; distribution transformers; lightning and surge protection; fuses; switches, sectionalizers and reclosers; voltage regulators; transmission tower erection; stringing, sagging and joining line conductors; live-line maintenance; grounding; street lighting; underground distribution; vegetation management; distribution transformer installation; electrical drawing symbols; single-line and schematic diagrams; voltage regulation; units of measurement, electrical definitions, electrical formulas and calculations; maintenance of transmission and distribution lines; rope, knots, splices and gear; climbing and wood poles; protective equipment; OSHA 1910.269; resuscitation; pole-top and bucket rescue.
Updated to the 2017 National Electrical Safety Code. The latest OSHA, ANSI and ASTM standards emphasized throughout.
Hardcover.
