Ipod/iphone apps

[J-Bird]

Does any one know if they have Apps for you IPOD/IPHONE Touch? I was thinking, Since they have the LEVEL app. Why not Voltage Drop Calculator or Conduit Fill Calculator or Box Fill!! These Apps would be excellent for my IPOD Touch!

 

[infinity]

This question came up a while ago. IMO a good start would be an app based on the ugly's book. It would be nice to have the entire NEC in an app but don't hold your breath. :roll:

 

[buzzbar]

Yes, there are apps like this. Just go to the Apple app store and search "voltage drop calculator" and "box fill calculator". They're $2.99 each, so plan on spending some dough.

 

[Pierre C Belarge]

Yes, there are apps like this. Just go to the Apple app store and search "voltage drop calculator" and "box fill calculator". They're $2.99 each, so plan on spending some dough.

I would read the reviews first. These reviews can be very helpful, just make sure to read a smathering of the reviews so you can make your own judgement on the purchase.


P.S.
I have the 'Touch Ipod'. It is excellent. My favorite app is the Hertitage Dictionary - around 350 megs, and expensive. My review - it is the best app I have purchased, I use it all day long.
I also have more than 200 books on the Ipod, and other apps to peruse the web with.

But...I still love the book form more than the digital.:grin:

 

[radiopet]

As close as I get is the 2008 NEC on my HTC Touch Phone. However, it is tough on the eyes...lol

 

[mxstar211]

Yes, there are apps like this. Just go to the Apple app store and search "voltage drop calculator" and "box fill calculator". They're $2.99 each, so plan on spending some dough.

I would not totally rely on them though. A co-worker of mine has an electrical calculation app, but it was not very accurate. I don't have an I-phone, I just saw his, and it was a basic ohm's law app.

 

[XYZVector]

I Phone app

I Phone app

I'm starting to write the iKnow NEC 2008 app. It looks like the NEC code is broken down into bite sized articles that you could fit easily in a screen. Plus the NEC code is ripe for drill down queries.

Then I want to throw in ElectriCalc functions on top of that based off the table data. However most programmers don't understand how wiring is done, I do. You want to be able to add different size conductors on conduit fills, and many other features that most electrical calculators don't have, and if you could upload the data, and generate a BOM it would be sugar on the cake.

The real question is how much would it be worth, to a contractor. I was thinking of splicing the content up into chapters like the NEC code is and charging $15.00-$30.00 per chapter, if I could get the publisher of the NEC code book to agree to the pricing, and related tables.