Lineman's and Cableman's Handbook

The Only Comprehensive Guide to Distribution and Transmission Line Technology -- Updated with New NEC Rules and Technical AdvancesFirst published in 1928,The Lineman's and Cableman's Handbookhas shown generations of line and cable workers how to construct, operate, and maintain electrical transmission and distribution lines, both overhead and underground. Now updated for today's professionals, the new Eleventh Edition explains the basic principles, equipment, standards, and safety regulations required for optimal on-the-job performance.Filled with over 1500 illustrations, this classic presents unsurpassed coverage of electrical systems, substations, circuits, structures, and construction specifications.The Eleventh Edition features: All the guidance needed to maintain systems at peak capacity, avoid costly errors, diagnose and repair power failures, and ensure safety Contents updated to reflect OSHA, NESC, ANSI, and ASTM standards This new material: the latest techniques for emergency system restoration, aerial cable construction, padmount capacitors, padmount dead-front switchgear, and composite core conductorsGet Quick Access to Every Distribution and Transmission Topic: * Elementary Electrical Principles * Electric Systems * Substations * Transmission Circuits * Distribution Circuits * Construction Specifications * Wood-Pole Structures * Aluminum, Fiberglass, Concrete, and Steel Structures * Distribution Automation * Emergency System Restoration * Unloading, Hauling, Erecting, and Setting Poles * Guying Poles * Insulators, Crossarms, and Conductor Supports * Line Conductors * Distribution Transformers * Lightning and Surge Protection * Fuses * Switches, Reclosers, and Sectionalizers * Voltage Regulators * Transmission Tower Erection * Stringing Line Conductors * Sagging Line ConductorsShoemaker, Thomas is the author of 'Lineman's and Cableman's Handbook', published 2006 under ISBN 9780071467896 and ISBN 0071467890.