McGraw-Hill National Electrical Code 2008 Handbook, 26th Ed.
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Chapter 1
100 Definitions
110 Requirements for Electrical Installations
Chapter 2
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 and Bonding
280 Surge Arresters
285 Transient Voltage Surge Suppressors (TVSS)
Chapter 3
300 Wiring Methods
310 Conductors for General Wiring
312 Cabinets, Cutout Boxes, and Meter Socket Enclosures
314 Outlet, Device, Pull, and Junction Boxes; Conduit Bodies; Fittings; and Handhole Enclosures
320 Armored Cable
322 Flat Cable Assemblies
324 Flat Conductor Cable: Type FCC
326 Integrated Gas Spacer Cable: Type IGS
328 Medium Voltage Cable: Type MV
330 Metal-Clad Cable
332 Mineral-Insulated, Metal-Sheathed Cable
334 Nonmetallic-Sheathed Cable
336 Power and Control Tray Cable: Type TC
338 Service-Entrance Cable
340 Underground Feeder and Branch-Circuit Cable
342 Intermediate Metal Conduit
344 Rigid Metal Conduit
348 Flexible Metal Conduit: Type FMC
350 Liquidtight Flexible Metal Conduit: Type LFMC
352 Rigid Nonmetallic Conduit
353 High Density Poleethelene Conduit: Type HDPE
356 Liquidtight Flexible Nonmetallic Conduit: Type LFNC
358 Electrical Metallic Tubing: Type EMT
360 Flexible Metallic Tubing: Type FMC
362 Electrical Nonmetallic Tubing: Type ENT
366 Auxiliary Gutters
368 Busways
370 Cablebus
372 Cellular Concrete Floor Raceways
374 Cellular Metal Floor Raceways
376 Metal Wireways
378 Nonmetallic Wireways
380 Multioutlet Assembly
382 Nonmetallic Extensions
384 Strut-Type Channel Raceway
386 Surface Metal Raceways
388 Surface nonmetallic Raceways
390 Underfloor Raceways
392 Cable Trays
394 Concealed Knob-and-Tube Wiring
396 Messenger-Supported Wiring
398 Open Wiring on Insulators
Chapter 4
400 Flexible Cords and Cables
402 Fixture Wires
404 Switches
406 Receptacles, Cord Connectors, and Attachment Plugs (CAPS)
408 Switchboards and Panelboards
409 Industrial Control Panels
410 Luminaires, Lampholders, and Lamps
411 Lighting Systems Operating at 30 Volts or Less
422 Appliances
424 Fixed Electric Space-heating Equipment
426 Fixed Outdoor Electric Deicing 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 (Including Secondary Ties)
455 Phase Converters
460 Capacitors
470 Resistors and Reactors
480 Storage Batteries
490 Equipment Over 600 Volts Nominal
Chapter 5
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
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, Audience Areas of Motion Picture and Television Studios, and Similar Locations
525 Carnivals, Circuses, Fairs, and Similar Events
530 Motion Picture and Television Studios and Similar Locations
540 Motion Picture Projections Rooms
547 Agricultural Buildings
550 Mobile Homes, Manufactured Homes, and Mobile Home Parks
551 Recreational Vehicles and Recreational Vehicle Parks
553 Floating Buildings
555 Marinas and Boatyards
590 Temporary Wiring
Chapter 6
600 Electric Signs and Outline Lighting
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