information on interesting materials

[JJWalecka]

I like to learn,

The Samurai believes that it is a sin not to learn as much as you can.

Please PM me any information on interesting reference materials, books, magazines or the like.
Thank you for your time.


Justin J. Walecka

 

[brian john]

This covers a wide range of topics (just do a search on electric in books on ebay or Amazon). What topics in particular. OCP, Grounding, safety, power quality ECT.....

 

[mpross]

MIT Open Course Ware

MIT Open Course Ware

JJ, Have fun with this!

http://ocw.mit.edu/index.html

Matt

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

Mpross
I down loaded the graduate course on Power Systems.

It starts like this:
"Electric network theory deals with two primitive quantities, which we will refer to as:
1. Potential (or voltage), and
2. Current.

Primitive...I guess we need us some learnin so as not to be so primitive...

 

[JJWalecka]

Brian John,

What I want to know takes a lifetime to achieve.
"OCP, Grounding, safety, power quality ECT....."
Any and All!

Justin J. Walecka

 

[brian john]

I have a fairly extensive libary, I read some of all books, but always have them available for reference. Book I have spent a lot of time with.

Handbook Of Batteries and Fuel Cells - David Linden

Electric Circuits - J. Richard Johnson

All the IEEE books

And my most used (MAYBE) Any of the technical literature from the Bussman website.

Then there is the literature I have bound for myself, I have a large loose leaf binder full of anything I have found over the years regarding GFP. 3 or 4 loose leafs full with articles on grounding.

I just recently obtained Electrical Dictionary - Enno Hahn and Carl Dunlap 1929, 60 pages, the most recent IEEE dictionary has 1352 pages. I guess things have changed over the years.

Gosh just type anything into a search engine and besides sales JUNK (which can be helpful SOMETIMES) you'll get some good hits.

Though if you type in just transformers you'll get 1000 hits for kids toys.

 

[JJWalecka]

Brian,

Thanks! I have been researching for a few years now on and off. your feedback is appreciated.
As a child I was fond of the "Transformers" LOL.

Justin J. Walecka

 

[Rockyd]

The feuding between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison! Talk about throwing barbs. Somewhere between not getting yourself Westinghoused, and Good enough electric, life had to be interesting!

 

[brian john]

Has anybody on this list (who else would be reading this?), been involved with any stray voltage investigations.

If yes, were you able to resolve the issue?

What was the issue?

Has anyone read this book and if so what are your thoughts, I did read this book several times, but the math gets by me.

I just want to look into some of these issues for myself. I did receive one call regarding stray voltage, but had a previous meeting and the customer did not want to wait, so they hired an engineering firm and I never heard back from the customer.

"Ground Currents and the Myth of Stray Voltage" by O.C. Seever

 

[mdshunk]

"Ground Currents and the Myth of Stray Voltage" by O.C. Seever

Don't tell a milk cow that stray voltage is a myth. The milk production dropoff is dramatic and easily documented. That said, sure sounds like an interesting book.

 

[tom baker]

I suggest a subscription to the following free magazines
NECdigest-this a great pub
EC&M - not as good as 20 years ago they had more maint articles
EC - lot of fluff but some good bits

You have all the IEEE books?

Have you ever seen the NEC ROP and ROC?

My favorite is the army grounding manual, explaining how C-4 can be used to excavate a hole in frozen soil for ground rods.

 

[JohnJ0906]

"Yeah boss, I need some explosives to install these ground rods.... and the plumber's causing problems again too"

:grin: :grin:

 

[jsharvey]

My favorite is the army grounding manual, explaining how C-4 can be used to excavate a hole in frozen soil for ground rods.

Just goes to prove that "Darn few human problems can't be solved with the suitable application of high explosives"

J.S. Harvey

 

[brian john]

I was just hired to test an ordinance holding enclosure, this is to be utilized to store explosives while the ordinance crews locate old unexploded devices, when located they will usethe explosives in the ordinance storage box to blow up the old bombs. Soil was lousy was given an extra to extend and improve the Ground system to meet mil spec.

Wanted to hang around for the fun, but alas no visitors allowed.