NEC handbook
- Thread starter jon176
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- Journeyman Electrician
No the NECH is the full codebook with added commentary, photos, and graphics. Personally I own many of them and find them useful. Just for the record the commentary is the opinion of the authors but in my experience it is very accurate. Similar to the way Mike Holt writes commentary for his books.
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- Illinois
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- retired electrician
A lot of the handbook commentary can be found in the "enhanced content" sections if you have LinK.
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- Journeyman Electrician
Don,
Is that part of the paid subscription or the free viewing?
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- Illinois
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- retired electrician
LinK is the paid subscription to the NEC and includes most of the other NFPA publications, as well as multiple editions for many of the NFPA pubublications.
Jaybone812
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- Massachusetts-2023 NEC
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- Commercial & Residential Electrician
I’ve never owned a handbook but I’ve had a subscription to NFPA Link for a while and I believe the enhanced content at the bottom of the section is from the handbook I believe and the enhanced content can help clear up can help clear questions you may have about a code rule . I really don’t open it too often but it’s helped when I’ve needed it
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Jaybone812
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- Commercial & Residential Electrician
I love the nec is available all the way back to 2008 . I have every edition of nec back to 2008 and 2024 NFPA 70 E saved to my favorites so they all pop up as soon as I log in . I love Link
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TX+ MASTER#4544
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- Texas
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I have a 1962 NEC. It is about 4 inches wide and 6 3/8 inches long and 448 pages, including the Index.
It's an NFBU National Electrical Code.
It is "craft" paper, brown in color. It is in good condition.
Because of its size, it would be a perfect fit in an electricians rear pocket of his bib overalls.
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Jaybone812
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- Commercial & Residential Electrician
TX+ MASTER#4544
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- electrical Code instructor and mentor
Thanks, Jaybone812 Senior Member
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Don't Mess with Texas
Welcome to Texas.
Where we tip our hats to the ladies,,,,,,and the Rose of San An-tone......(lyrics)
(San Antonio, Texas)
Jaybone812
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- Massachusetts-2023 NEC
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- Commercial & Residential Electrician
Prob less than 150 pages if printed the same dimensions of 2023 nec
Jaybone812
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- Commercial & Residential Electrician
@TX+ MASTER#4544 ; - thank you .
Have a great night !!
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Fred B
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- Upstate, NY
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- Electrician
Personally I prefer the NFPA Link. It gives both Code and handbook references in one and access to all the other NFPA codes. I've had the handbook in the past and it doesn't give the entire code language. Costs end up less than buying both or even one over the typical code cycle and access to past code cycles.
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- New Jersey
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- Journeyman Electrician
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- Wisconsin
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- PE (Retired) - Power Systems
At one time there were several publishers of code handbooks.
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- Illinois
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- retired electrician
Yes, and I much preferred the older McGraw-Hill versions, edited by Joe McPartland to NFPA version, even though the full code text is only found in the NFPA one. However have not bought a handbook in a very long time.
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- New Jersey
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- Journeyman Electrician
I believe the McPartland version was the Electricians Handbook not the NECH.
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- Tennessee NEC:2017
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- Semi-Retired Electrician
I've taken my handbook and went article by article to just a code book. No difference, or anything missing. Well other than commentary missing from the regular code book.
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- Illinois
- Occupation
- retired electrician
No, Joe McPartland was the editor of the McGraw Hill NEC handbook for at least the 1978, 1981, and 1984 versions as I have copies of those on my book shelf. My 11th edition of the Electricians handbook was edited by Croft and Summers.