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Any suggestions for a book or other source on the Subject line?

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Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

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Any suggestions for a book or other source on the Subject line?


Underground? Overhead? Phases? Current?


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Any suggestions for a book or other source on the Subject line?


Underground? Overhead? Phases? Current?


underground


Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
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Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

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Underground? Overhead? Phases? Current?


underground



You didn't answer the most important part of the question. Is this 120V?
12V? Thousands of volts? What's the application?
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underground



You didn't answer the most important part of the question. Is this 120V?
12V? Thousands of volts? What's the application?

Normal home and yard use. 120v AC.


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Normal home and yard use. 120v AC.


You don't need a book. Run plastic conduit or UF cable according to all
codes, state and local.


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Normal home and yard use. 120v AC.


You don't need a book. Run plastic conduit or UF cable according to all
codes, state and local.


And don't forget to get a building permit and have it inspected before
you fill up the ditch.
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Normal home and yard use. 120v AC.



You don't need a book. Run plastic conduit or UF cable according to all
codes, state and local.




A book is never a bad idea. Just do a search on amazon for outdoor
wiring, I'm sure there are a few good ones.
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You don't need a book. Run plastic conduit or UF cable according to all
codes, state and local.


A book is never a bad idea. Just do a search on amazon for outdoor wiring,
I'm sure there are a few good ones.


Not really. If he was running overhead wiring that could be difficult but
this is just following code.

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So how do electricians learn this stuff? Video tapes? Ouija board? Written
on stone? OJT? Military? Shirley, someone must have written a book. As I
recall from years ago, there was a small handbook on indoor code that was
helpful in some fashion learning how to do indoor electrical.

How about?
http://www.amazon.com/Advanced-Wiring-Decker-Improvement-Library/dp/0865737193
I'm slightly embarrassed to say I borrowed this book from the library last
week, and forgot I had it. My first impression was, "At least it has
something." Glancing at it now, it's not too bad at all. In fact, it's quite
good. I'm browsing it at the moment.

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You don't need a book. Run plastic conduit or UF cable according to all
codes, state and local.


A book is never a bad idea. Just do a search on amazon for outdoor wiring,
I'm sure there are a few good ones.


Not really. If he was running overhead wiring that could be difficult but
this is just following code.



Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
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Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

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So how do electricians learn this stuff? Video tapes? Ouija board? Written
on stone? OJT? Military? Shirley, someone must have written a book. As I
recall from years ago, there was a small handbook on indoor code that was
helpful in some fashion learning how to do indoor electrical.


I honestly don't recall seeing much of anything in any of the books. At best
there is one diagram showing how to bury the wire and protect it. Local
codes can vary.

The hard part is convincing your apprentice to dig the ditch!


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W. Watson wrote:
So how do electricians learn this stuff? Video tapes? Ouija board?
Written on stone? OJT? Military? Shirley, someone must have written a
book. As I recall from years ago, there was a small handbook on indoor
code that was helpful in some fashion learning how to do indoor electrical.




Mostly from apprenticeships, there's reference books on code, but
they're pretty dry and not the sort of thing you'd want to read from
cover to cover. For the typical DIY person, reading how to do something
in one of the many DIY books, then referring to the local code and
making any adjustments needed to the process is a good solid way to go.
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Hmmm. No comment on the book I found? See my previous post.

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W. Watson wrote:
So how do electricians learn this stuff? Video tapes? Ouija board?
Written on stone? OJT? Military? Shirley, someone must have written a
book. As I recall from years ago, there was a small handbook on indoor
code that was helpful in some fashion learning how to do indoor
electrical.




Mostly from apprenticeships, there's reference books on code, but
they're pretty dry and not the sort of thing you'd want to read from
cover to cover. For the typical DIY person, reading how to do something
in one of the many DIY books, then referring to the local code and
making any adjustments needed to the process is a good solid way to go.



Wayne T. Watson (Watson Adventures, Prop., Nevada City, CA)
(121.015 Deg. W, 39.262 Deg. N) GMT-8 hr std. time)
Obz Site: 39° 15' 7" N, 121° 2' 32" W, 2700 feet

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Hmmm. No comment on the book I found? See my previous post.


If it helps, go for it!


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Mostly from apprenticeships, there's reference books on code, but they're
pretty dry and not the sort of thing you'd want to read from cover to
cover. For the typical DIY person, reading how to do something in one of
the many DIY books, then referring to the local code and making any
adjustments needed to the process is a good solid way to go.


There's also the US Army books which can be found for free online if you
hunt around.


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