Audel Guide to the 1999 National Electrical Code

Paul Rosenberg is a master electrician and has been a supervisor, estimator, contractor, consultant, and manufacturing representative, as well as a college instructor. He has written several other books and has produced a number of training programs for the electrical construction industry.

Foreword. Information about the NEC. 90. Introduction. Chapter 1. General. 100. Definitions. 110. Requirements for Electrical Installations. Chapter 2. Wiring Design and Protection. 200. Use and Identification of Grounded Conductors. 210. Branch Circuits. 215. Feeders. 220. Branch-Circuit, Feeder, and Service Calculations. 225. Outside Branch Circuits and Feeders. 230. Services. 240. Overcurrent Protection. 250. Grounding. 280. Surge Arresters. Chapter 3. Wiring Methods and Materials. 300. Wiring Methods. 305. Temporary Wiring. 310. Conductors for General Wiring. 318. Cable Trays. 320. Open Wiring on Insulators. 321. Messenger-Supported Wiring. 324. Concealed Knob-and-Tube Wiring. 325. Integrated Gas Space Cable: Type IGS. 326. Medium Voltage Cable - Type MV. 328. Flat Conductor Cable - Type FCC. 330. Mineral-Insulated Metal-Sheathed Cable - Type MI. 331. Electrical Nonmetallic Tubing. 333. Armored Cable - Type AC. 334. Metal-Clad Cable - Type MC. 336. Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable - Types NM and NMC. 338. Service-Entrance Cable - Types SE and USE. 339. Underground Feeder and Branch-Circuit Cable - Type UF. 340. Power and Control Tray Cable - Type TC. 342. Nonmetallic Extensions. 343. Nonmetallic Underground Conduit with Conductors. 345. Intermediate Metal Conduit. 346. Rigid Metal Conduit. 347. Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit. 348. Electrical Metallic Tubing. 349. Flexible Metallic Tubing. 350. Flexible Metal Conduit. 351. Liquidtight Flexible Metal and Nonmetallic Conduits. 352. Surface Metal and Nonmetallic Raceways. 353. Multioutlet Assembly. 354. Underfloor Raceways. 356. Cellular Metal Floor Raceways. 358. Cellular Concrete Floor Raceways. 362. Metal and Nonmettalic Wireways. 363. Flat Cable Assemblies - Type FC. 364. Busways. 365. Cablebus. 370. Outlet, Device, Pull, and Junction Boxes, Conduit Bodies, and Fittings. 373. Cabinets and Cutout Boxes. 374. Auxiliary Gutters. 380. Switches. 384. Switchboards and Panelboards. Chapter 4. Equipment for General Use. 400. Flexible Cords and Cables. 402. Fixture Wires. 410. Lighting Fixtures, Lampholders, Lamps, Receptacles, and Rosettes. 422. Appliances. 424. Fixed Electrical Space Heating Equipment. 426. Fixed Outdoor Electric De-Icing and Snow-Melting Equipment. 427. Fixed Electric Heating Equipment for Pipelines and Vessels. 430. Motors, Motor Circuits, and Controllers. 440. Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Equipment. 445. Generators. 450. Transformers and Transformer Vaults. 460. Capacitors. 470. Resistors and Reactors. 480. Storage Batteries. 490. Equipment over 600 Volts, Nominal. Chapter 5. Special Occupancies. 500. Hazardous (Classified) Locations. 501. Class I Locations. 502. Class II Locations. 503. Class III Locations. 504. Intrinsically Safe Systems. 505. Class I, Zone 0, 1, and 2 Locations. 510. Hazardous (Classified) Locations - Specific. 511. Commercial Garages, Repair and Storage. 513. Aircraft Hangars. 514. Gasoline Dispensing and Service Stations. 515. Bulk Storage Plants. 516. Spray Application, Dipping and Coating Processes. 517. Health Care Facilities. 518. Places of Assembly. 520. Theaters and Similar Locations. 530. Motion Picture and Television Studios and Similar Locations. 540. Motion Picture Projectors. 545. Manufactured Building. 547. Agricultural Buildings. 550. Mobile Homes and Mobile Home Parks. 551. Recreational Vehicles and Recreational Vehicle Parks. 553. Floating Buildings. 555. Marinas and Boatyards. Chapter 6. Special Equipment. 600. Electric Signs and Outline Lighting. 604. Manufactured Wiring Systems. 605. Office Furnishings. 610. Cranes and Hoists. 620. Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, and Moving Walks. 630. Electric Welders. 640. Sound-Recording and Similar Equipment. 645. Information Technology Equipment. 650. Organs. 660. X-Ray Equipment. 665. Induction and Dielectric Heating Equipment. 668. Electrolytic Cells. 669. Electroplating. 670. Industrial Machinery. 675. Electrically Driven and Controlled Irrigation Machines. 680. Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations. 685. Integrated Electrical Systems. 690. Solar Photovoltaic Systems. Chapter 7. Special Conditions. 700. Emergency Systems. 701. Legally Required Standby Systems. 702. Optional Standby Systems. 705. Interconnected Electric Power Production Sources. 720. Circuits and Equipment Operating at Less than 50 Volts. 725. Class 1, Class 2, Class 3, and Class 4 Remote-Control, Signaling, and Power-Limited Circuits. 760. Fire Protective Signaling Systems. 770. Optical Fiber Cables and Raceways. 780. Closed-Loop and Programmed Power Distribution. Chapter 8. Communication Systems. 800. Communication Circuits. 810. Radio and Television Equipment. 820. Community Antenna Television and Radio Distribution Systems. Chapter 9. Tables and Examples. Appendix A. Index.