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National Electrical Code Handbook 2005

Produced by the NFPA, the popular National Electrical Code® 2005 Handbook contains the complete text of the 2005 edition of the NEC® supplemented by helpful facts and figures, full-color illustrations, real-world examples and expert commentary.

An essential reference for students and professionals, this Handbook is the equivalent of an annotated edition of the 2005 NEC® that offers insights into new and more difficult articles in order to guide users to success in interpreting and applying current Code requirements to all types of electrical installations.

A valuable information resource for anyone involved in electrical design, installation and inspection, the NEC® 2005 Handbook is updated every three years and provides 100% of the information needed to "meet Code" and avoid costly errors.

Nobody understands the NEC better than NFPA®! For the know-how it takes to design, install, or inspect today's complex electrical systems and equipment, rely on the 2005 National Electrical Code Handbook. This roadmap to NFPA 70 is the most valuable source of Code facts and commentary combined.

NFPA's exclusive NEC Handbook provides you with:

• Explanations about NEC intent and practical use. Commentary from Code experts covers every article, from grounding to installation of special equipment.
• New commentary that brings you up-to-speed on the 2005 NEC's first-time articles and major changes, such as the revised AFCI and GFCI requirements.
• The full 2005 NEC text. Only the official NEC Handbook has it!
• More than 500 full-color illustrations, wiring diagrams, and equipment photographs. Handbook users say the graphics are especially useful for discussing installation requirements with building owners, subcontractors, and inspectors.

It's your complete source for advice about electrical installation and the NEC.

Real-world examples clarify application of the NEC in all types of scenarios, while tables, calculations, and schematics facilitate your work.

For example, commentary for Article 250: Grounding includes numerous exhibits of proper grounding arrangements and examples on how to determine the size of grounding conductors. The Handbook's inside covers explain the 2005 NEC's common numbering system for Articles 770, 800, 820, and 830.

Base your work on the industry's best electrical fire safety knowledge in the 2005 NEC Handbook! (Hardbound, 1,344 pp., 2005)

Contents:

Preface                        IX

Article 90 Introduction 1

Chapter 1 General       11

Article 100 Definitions 12

Article 110 Requirements for Electrical Installations 33

Chapter 2 Wiring and Protection   59

Article 200 Use and Identification of Grounded Conductors 60

Article 210 Branch Circuits 65

Article 215 Feeders 96

Article 220 Branch-Circuit, Feeder, and Service Calculations 101

Article 225 Outside Branch Circuits and Feeders 120

Article 230 Services 130

Article 240 Overcurrent Protection 157

Article 250 Grounding and Bonding 180

Article 280 Surge Arresters 244

Article 285 Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors: TVSSs 246

Chapter 3 Wiring Methods and Materials   251

Article 300 Wiring Methods 252

Article 310 Conductors for General Wiring 277

Article 312 Cabinets, Cutout Boxes, and Meter Socket Enclosures 314

Article 314 Outlet, Device, Pull, and Junction Boxes; Conduit Bodies; Fittings; and Handhole Enclosures 320

Article 320 Armored Cable: Type AC 336

Article 322 Flat Cable Assemblies: Type FC 339

Article 324 Flat Conductor Cable: Type FCC 341

Article 326 Integrated Gas Spacer Cable: Type IGS 344

Article 328 Medium Voltage Cable: Type MV 345

Article 330 Metal-Clad Cable: Type MC 346

Article 332 Mineral-Insulated, Metal-Sheathed Cable: Type MI 351

Article 334 Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable: Types NM, NMC, and NMS 355

Article 336 Power and Control Tray Cable: Type TC 360

Article 338 Service-Entrance Cable: Types SE and USE 362

Article 340 Underground Feeder and Branch-Circuit Cable: Type UF 364

Article 342 Intermediate Metal Conduit: Type IMC 365

Article 344 Rigid Metal Conduit: Type RMC 368

Article 348 Flexible Metal Conduit: Type FMC 373

Article 350 Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit: Type LFMC 376

Article 352 Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit: Type RNC 378

Article 353 High Density Polyethylene Conduit: Type HDPE Conduit 384

Article 354 Nonmetallic Underground Conduit with Calculations 101 Conductors: Type NUCC 386

Article 356 Liquidtight Flexible Nonmetallic Conduit: Type LFNC 387

Article 358 Electrical Metallic Tubing: Type EMT 390

Article 360 Flexible Metallic Tubing: Type FMT 393

Article 362 Electrical Nonmetallic Tubing: Type ENT 395

Article 366 Auxiliary Gutters 401

Article 368 Busways 404

Article 370 Cablebus 409

Article 372 Cellular Concrete Floor Raceways 411

Article 374 Cellular Metal Floor Raceways 412

Article 376 Metal Wireways 414

Article 378 Nonmetallic Wireways 416

Article 380 Multioutlet Assembly 418

Article 382 Nonmetallic Extensions 419

Article 384 Strut-Type Channel Raceway 420

Article 386 Surface Metal Raceways 422

Article 388 Surface Nonmetallic Raceways 424

Article 390 Underfloor Raceways 426

Article 392 Cable Trays 428

Article 394 Concealed Knob-and-Tube Wiring 439

Article 396 Messenger Supported Wiring 441

Article 398 Open Wiring on Insulators 442

Chapter 4 Equipment for General Use   445

Article 400 Flexible Cords and Cables 446

Article 402 Fixture Wires 459

Article 404 Switches 463

Article 406 Receptacles, Cord Connectors, and Attachment and Plugs (Caps) 469

Article 408 Switchboards and Panelboards 478

Article 409 Industrial Control Panels 488

Article 410 Luminaires (Lighting Fixtures), Lampholders, and Lamps 491

Article 411 Lighting Systems Operating at 30 Volts or Less 512

Article 422 Appliances 513

Article 424 Fixed Electric Space-Heating Equipment  522

Article 426 Fixed Outdoor Electric Deicing and Snow-Melting Equipment 534

Article 427 Fixed Electric Heating Equipment for Pipelines and Vessels 538

Article 430 Motors, Motor Circuits, and Controllers 543

Article 440 Air-Conditioning and Refrigerating Equipment 595

Article 445 Generators 605

Article 450 Transformers and Transformer Vaults (Including Secondary Ties) 608

Article 455 Phase Converters 626

Article 460 Capacitors 628

Article 470 Resistors and Reactors 631

Article 480 Storage Batteries 632

Article 490 Equipment, Over 600 Volts, Nominal 635

Chapter 5 Special Occupancies   645

Article 500 Hazardous (Classified) Locations, Classes I, II, and III, Divisions 1 and 2     646

Article 501 Class I Locations 671

Article 502 Class II Locations 698

Article 503 Class III Locations 708

Article 504 Intrinsically Safe Systems 713

Article 505 Class I, Zone 0, 1, and 2 Locations 718

Article 506 Zone 20, 21, and 22 Locations for Combustible Dust, Fibers and Flyings 735

Article 510 Hazardous (Classified) Locations — Specific 741

Article 511 Commercial Garages, Repair and Storage 741

Article 513 Aircraft Hangars 748

Article 514 Motor Fuel Dispensing Facilities 752

Article 515 Bulk Storage Plants 759

Article 516 Spray Application, Dipping, and Coating Processes 766

Article 517 Health Care Facilities 774

Article 518 Assembly Occupancies 800

Article 520 Theaters, Audience Areas of Motion Picture and Television Studios, Performance Areas, and Similar Locations 805

Article 525 Carnivals, Circuses, Fairs, and Similar Events 823

Article 530 Motion Picture and Television Studios and Similar Locations 826

Article 540 Motion Picture Projection Rooms 831

Article 545 Manufactured Buildings 834

Article 547 Agricultural Buildings 835

Article 550 Mobile Homes, Manufactured Homes, and Mobile Home Parks 841

Article 551 Recreational Vehicles and Recreational Vehicle Parks 853

Article 552 Park Trailers 869

Article 553 Floating Buildings 880

Article 555 Marinas and Boatyards 882

Article 590 Temporary Installations 888

Chapter 6 Special Equipment   895

Article 600 Electric Signs and Outline Lighting 896

Article 604 Manufactured Wiring Systems 905

Article 605 Office Furnishings (Consisting of Lighting Accessories and Wired Partitions) 908

Article 610 Cranes and Hoists 909

Article 620 Elevators, Dumbwaiters, Escalators, Moving Walks, Wheelchair Lifts, and Stairway Chair Lifts 916

Article 625 Electric Vehicle Charging System 933

Article 630 Electric Welders 942

Article 640 Audio Signal Processing, Amplification, and Reproduction Equipment 946

Article 645 Information Technology Equipment 955

Article 647 Sensitive Electronic Equipment 959

Article 650 Pipe Organs 961

Article 660 X-Ray Equipment 961

Article 665 Induction and Dielectric Heating Equipment 964

Article 668 Electrolytic Cells 970

Article 669 Electroplating 974

Article 670 Industrial Machinery 974

Article 675 Electrically Driven or Controlled Irrigation Machines 977

Article 680 Swimming Pools, Fountains, and Similar Installations 981

Article 682 Natural and Artificially Made Bodies of Water 1011

Article 685 Integrated Electrical Systems 1013

Article 690 Solar Photovoltaic Systems 1014

Article 692 Fuel Cell Systems 1036

Article 695 Fire Pumps 1040

Chapter 7 Special Conditions   1053

Article 700 Emergency Systems 1054

Article 701 Legally Required Standby Systems 1068

Article 702 Optional Standby Systems 1072

Article 705 Interconnected Electric Power Production Sources 1074

Article 720 Circuits and Equipment Operating at Less Than 50 Volts 1078

Article 725 Class 1, Class 2, and Class 3 Remote-Control, Signaling, and Power-Limited Circuits 1079

Article 727 Instrumentation Tray Cable: Type ITC 1097

Article 760 Fire Alarm Systems 1098

Article 770 Optical Fiber Cables and Raceways 1112

Article 780 Closed-Loop and Programmed Power Distribution 1119

Chapter 8 Communications Systems   1123

Article 800 Communications Circuits 1124

Article 810 Radio and Television Equipment 1139

Article 820 Community Antenna Television and Radio Distribution Systems 1144

Article 830 Network-Powered Broadband Communications Systems 1153

Chapter 9 Tables   1167

Table 1 Percent of Cross Section of Conduit and Tubing for Conductors 1168

Table 2 Radius of Conduit and Tubing Bends 1171

Table 4 Dimensions and Percent Area of Conduit and Tubing (Areas of Conduit or Tubing for the Combinations of Wires Permitted in Table 1, Chapter 9) 1172

Table 5 Dimensions of Insulated Conductors and Fixture Wires 1176

Table 5A Compact Aluminum Building Wire Nominal Dimensions and Areas 1180

Table 8 Conductor Properties 1181

Table 9 Alternating-Current Resistance and Reactance for 600-Volt Cables, 3-Phase, 60 Hz, 75_C (167_F) ­–Three Single Conductors in Conduit 1183

Table 11(A) Class 2 and Class 3 Alternating-Current Power Source Limitations 1185

Table 11(B) Class 2 and Class 3 Direct-Current Power Source Limitations 1186

Table 12(A) PLFA Alternating-Current Power Source Limitations 1187

Table 12(B) PLFA Direct-Current Power Source Limitations 1187

Annexes

Annex A Product Safety Standards 1189

Annex B Application Information for Ampacity Article Calculation 1193

Annex C Conduit and Tubing Fill Tables for Conductors and Fixture Wires of the Same Size 1209

Annex D Examples 1273

Annex E Types of Construction 1283

Annex F Cross-Reference Tables 1285

Annex G Administration and Enforcement 1293

Index   1301

TIA   1332

About the Editors   1333

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