Product Description

The National Electrical Code® is the most widely recognized and accepted electrical standard in the world. Every three years the NEC® is updated to reflect the newest installation practices utilized by the electrical industry, bringing about hundreds of changes to the code. Significant Changes to the NEC® – 2008 Edition aims to identify and analyze those changes in a way that cuts through the maze of jargon to hone in on key updates that will affect electrical installations. For maximum comprehension, the book is arranged to follow the general layout of the NEC®. Each change is also accompanied by an illustration, as well as background information and a discussion of the significance of the change. As the most comprehensive code change book on the market, this resource will prove invaluable to electricians, electrical contractors, electrical inspectors, electrical engineers, and anyone who needs to understand the most important updates in the NEC® 2008.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #119372 in Books
• Published on: 2007-09-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 416 pages

About the Author
NJATC develops and standardizes training for National Electrical Contractors Association and the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, which represents more than 780,000 memebers working in a wide variety of fields around North America.

Customer Reviews

A must for electricians and engineers
If you have been using the 2005 NFPA 70 (NEC) code for a while, you are familiar with it and will often say "Oh, I know the answer to that" without looking it up. And you may be wrong. This book is large type and organized in the same way with the same exhibits as the 2008 code, but it contains only those items that have changed, making it much easier to find what you need. If you think you know the answer to that, see if it is in this book, if not, then you probably do. Two things that have changed and affect my designs are the fact that lighting and appliance panels are no longer seperately defined from power panels and therefore do not have the 42 pole limitation. Having a 1200A switchgear, switchboard, panelboard or ATS does not automatically require two opposing exits anymore- only if the equipment is more than 6 feet wide.

Changes Explained
This book is very detailed and fully explains the changes that directly affect my business. I used it with a continuing ed class and I felt that the book was main reason that I successfully passed this course. The examples within the book detailed how to apply the new code changes. I highly suggest this book to any in the electrical trade that uses the National Electrical Code.

Review of SC's to the NEC 2008
Its a good book, well researched, but I wish it included every change that happened, not just the most photogenic. They whould have listed the changes that were not included in the book.