"Your complete guide to the secrets of home wiring: lighting, repair, amps, volts & watts, circuit breakers, service panels, switches, receptacles and more... " -- Subtitle on container.

Discusses the basics of electricity and offers step-by-step instruction for eighty-five home wiring projects, including wiring switches, receptacles, light fixtures, outdoor lighting, and home automation.

"Comprehensive and detailed, this reference presents the critical revisions in technical topics driven by emerging technology and building-code changes. Starting with a basic overview of the National Electrical Code and its enforcement, this handbook reviews the theory and practice of installing electrical wiring. The guidelines provide an essential context for understanding the major industry segments--residential, farm, commercial, and industrial--and...

With this book, learn to assemble, design, and build single- and multi-function circuits and harnesses, troubleshoot and repair existing circuits, and install aftermarket systems and electronics. It's the perfect book for wiring a hot rod from scratch, modifying muscle car electrical circuits for cooling fans and/or power windows, or adding a big stereo and other conveniences to modern performance cars.

"New 5th edition is fully compliant with the 2011 National Electrical Code. Includes new information on: how to ground an electrical system when upgrading a main panel, how to install conduit and surface-mounted tracks; installing a transfer switch for a back-up power system; and how to install direct-current power distribution equipment for a photovoltaic (solar) panel"--