TY - BOOK AU - Kurtz, Edwin Bernard. AU - Shoemaker, Thomas M, jt. auth. TI - The lineman's and cableman's handbook AV - R TK 3221 K967 1992 PY - 1992/// CY - New York PB - McGraw-Hill KW - Electric cables -- Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Electric lines -- Handbooks, manuals, etc N1 - Elementary Electrical Principles , Electric System , Substation , Transmission Circuits , Distribution Circuits , Construction Specifications ,Wood-Pole Structures ,Aluminum ,Concrete ,Fiberglass ,Steel , and Polysil Structures , Locating and Staking Line , Unloading and Hauling Wood Poles Erecting and Setting Poles , Guying Ploes , Insulators , Line Conductors , Distribution Transformers, Lightning and surge Protection , Fuses , Swithces ,Volatage Regulators , Transmission Tower Erection , Stringing Lien Conductors , Sagging Lien Conductors , Joining Lien Conductors , Live-Line Maintenance with Hot -Line Tools , Live-Line Maintenance from InsulatedAerial Platforms Grounding , Protective Grounds , Street Lighting , UNderground System,Laying Conduit , Manhole Construction , Puing Cable , Splicing Cable , Underground Distribution , Tree Trimming , Distribution of Transformer Installation ,Electrical Drawing Symbols , Sigle -Line Diagrams ,Schematic Diagrams, Voltage Regulation , Electrical Formulas and Calculations , Maintenance of Transmission and Distribution Lines , Rope,Knots , Splices , and Gear , Climbing Wood Poles , Protective Equipment , Safety Rules , Resuscitation , Pole-Top and Bucket Truck Rescue , Self-Testing Questions and Excercise N2 - and information on helicopter-assisted maintenance of energized high-voltage transmission lines. Contains fifty sections, eleven of which are on the general understanding of electricity, electrical terms, and electric power systems. Thirty-one sections cover the actual construction of overhead and underground distribution and transmission lines, including mantenance procedures, while seven sections cover safety guidelines; new materials on Tomcat equipment for repairing live high voltage transmission lines; recent accident prevention guidelines, based on OSHA standards and NESC rules; Covers basic principles and procedures for the construction, operation, and maintenance of overhead and underground electric transmission lines. Features the latest tools and procedures for line and cable work ER -