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Summary: It took the mystery out of electricity
Review: I was terrified of electricity, so much so I had to have an electrician friend come over to the house to change an outlet. It was mysterious and it hurt. Then we moved into a ninety year old home, with old knob and post wiring (which was not too bad) and the most awful retro-wiring I had ever seen. On the first evening in our new house, we plugged in our coffee pot and dishwasher only to be greeted with a brilliant flash of electricity followed by total darkness. The circuits were so bad, we could not plug in more than one appliance per circuit. It was obvious that I was going to have to get over my fear of electricity if we were going to live in that house. An elderly parishioner loaned his copy of Wiring Simplified. It was from the 1930s, perhaps a first edition, but it taught me how to wire circuits, figure amperage and keep my house from burning down. Since then, I have purchased an updated editions and have wired three-way switches, installed fixtures and added new circuits. If this country preacher can do it, so can you. This book is simply the best, it took the mystery out of electrity .
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Summary: It took the mystery out of electricity
Review: I was terrified of electricity, so much so I had to have an electrician friend come over to the house to change an outlet. It was mysterious and it hurt. Then we moved into a ninety year old home, with old knob and post wiring (which was not too bad) and the most awful retro-wiring I had ever seen. On the first evening in our new house, we plugged in our coffee pot and dishwasher only to be greeted with a brilliant flash of electricity followed by total darkness. The circuits were so bad, we could not plug in more than one appliance per circuit. It was obvious that I was going to have to get over my fear of electricity if we were going to live in that house. An elderly parishioner loaned his copy of Wiring Simplified. It was from the 1930s, perhaps a first edition, but it taught me how to wire circuits, figure amperage and keep my house from burning down. Since then, I have purchased an updated editions and have wired three-way switches, installed fixtures and added new circuits. If this country preacher can do it, so can you. This book is simply the best, it took the mystery out of electrity .
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Summary: Wiring Simplified
Review: My father bought me my first copy of this book over 20 years ago and he bought his further back than that. Ever since we never miss a revised edition, we both look foward to the new one and use it. It is well written and easy to follow. We both went from amateur to professional electricians on this book. So if you know alot or a little about electricity, this is a must have.
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Summary: Lean and Mean, with all the basics you want!
Review: This book perfectly meets my needs for a 'cliff notes' type of electrical summary and reference covering all the common and general applications and concerns. This book offers the most practical material I've found published to date on this subject.
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