English | 720×544 | XviD | 29.97fps 747kbps | Mp3 96kbps | 449MB
“If you’re looking for a good reference to help you understand simple home wiring, I personally recommend ‘The Basics of Household Wiring’ DVD”.
Terry Peterman, the Internet Electrician
NEW! Updated for 2010
- Now Over 80-Minutes of Instruction!
Professionally produced by ‘Getting Up To Speed’, this excellent tutorial is designed to help you clearly understand electricity in your home, and demonstrates how to safely perform simple electrical projects. The DVD is packed with valuable information!
Topics covered in this comprehensive DVD include:
The Basics of Electricity
• Safety
• Electrical code
• Permits and insurance compliance
• Wire colors and their meaning
• How electricity is distributed in your home
• Understanding the purpose and function of service panels
• The importance of grounding
• The definition of amps, volts and watts
• Understanding circuitry in your home
Safety & Testing
• Safe practices for working around electricity in your home
• Proper testing of currents using voltage meters
Household Wiring
• The different types and sizes of wire
• Wire colors and their meaning
• All about cabling
• Wire gauge and how to interpret wire size
• Understanding amperage and how to select the appropriate wire size based on amps
• The causes of short circuits
• Circuit breakers – how they operate, their role and function
• What to do when a breaker trips and how to reset a breaker
• How to calculate the safe capacity for a circuit breaker
• How to avoid overloading a circuit in your home
• Understanding receptacles
• How to properly replace an outlet
• Understanding the role of a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) and how they operate
• The basics of a two-way or single pole switch
• Safely replacing a switch
• How to safely install a light fixture in your home
And much more!!
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