NJATC Blueprint Reading for Electricians
Helps Develop Efficient and Accurate Electrical Print Reading Skills in the Areas of Electrical Construction and Maintenance

First Edition
Author: NJATC

Develop efficient and accurate print reading skills in the areas of electrical construction and maintenance!

Concepts of drawing, sketching, views, plans, schedules, and specifications are presented and then reinforced by actual print reading exercises that offer practice in the interpretation and analysis of various prints in the residential, commercial and industrial fields.

Readers will benefit from exposure to electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and specialized communication symbology that will improve recognition and understanding of other craft symbols likely to be encountered on the job.

Both a training manual and blueprint reading reference, Blueprint Reading for Electricians comes with partial commercial and industrial specifications, as well as a back-of-book CD-ROM that features sets of actual, full size residential, commercial, and industrial drawings for practical application of the book's content.

Features:

• Totally up-to-date coverage of print reading skills for the electrical industry and related fields fosters a diverse skill set for enhanced “real world” preparation
• The CD-ROM contains current industrial, commercial, and residential prints that reflect recent trends and print practices being used in industry today
• The partial set of commercial and industrial specifications can be used in conjunction with prints from the CD-ROM for superior print and specification reading development
• A list of common abbreviations, a glossary of electrical print reading terms, and pictures of common residential, commercial, and industrial devices seen on the job are included in the Appendices for immediate application and future reference

Contents:

• Chapter 1 - Drawing and Sketching;
• Chapter 2 - Projections and Perspectives;
• Chapter 3 - Scaling and Dimensions;
• Chapter 4 - Architectural Considerations;
• Chapter 5 - Electrical Symbology;
• Chapter 6 -Mechanical Symbology;
• Chapter 7 - Hydraulic and Pneumatic Symbology;
• Chapter 8 - Specialized Symbology;
• Chapter 9 - Residential Print Reading;
• Chapter 10 - Commercial Print reading;
• Chapter 11 - Industrial Print Reading

336 Pages - 8-1/2 x 11 in.

140189111X / 9781401891114