Massachusetts Systems Technician / Contractor License and Exam

Don't get left behind. Help usher in a new era of safety and give yourself and your team a competitive edge by upgrading to the 2023 NEC. For over 100 years, NFPA 70, National Electrical Code (NEC), has been your trusted source for the electrical information and requirements we rely on to build a safer world.

Major updates in the 2022 edition of NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, include the following:

• Now addressing cybersecurity
• Pathway survivability for transmitting system information during fire conditions
• Remote access to fire alarm and signaling systems for resetting, silencing, or operation of emergency control functions
• Use of remote access to perform diagnostics and update software from anywhere
• Numerous changes to detector technologies and methods
• A shift in the vocabulary and operation of detectors to provide greater resistance to false triggers
• A green, yellow, and red color-coded tagging program to visually monitor the condition of fire alarm and signaling systems

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Ugly’s Electrical References, 2023 Edition is the essential on-the-job reference tool for electrical industry professionals.

The 2023 Edition provides the most pertinent, up-to-date information used by electricians, including updated NEC code and table change information; mathematical formulas; NEMA wiring configurations; conduit bending guide; ampacity and conduit fill information; transformer and control circuit wiring diagrams; and conversion tables.

• Reflects changes to the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC)
• Features expanded coverage of the following topics:
• Full-load currents for 3-phase transformers
• Maximum number of conductors in electrical metallic tubing for trade sizes 5 and 6
• Equipment grounding conductors
• General lighting loads for non-dwelling occupancies

The new edition of the best-known reference for electricians―fully updated for the latest codes and standards

For over a century, this practical handbook has served as the definitive industry reference for information on designing, installing, operating, and maintaining electrical systems and equipment. This seventeenth edition has been thoroughly revised to comply with the most recent (2020) National Electrical Code and National Electrical Safety Code. 

American Electricians’ Handbook, 17th Edition, covers current energy-efficient technologies, such as Power over Ethernet (PoE), photovoltaics and induction lighting, and contains a new chapter that clearly explains new industry safety methods, along with detailed coverage of how those procedures correlate with OSHA requirements. Detailed photos, diagrams, charts, tables, and calculations are included. This is a practical, on-the-job resource for every professional electrician. 

Covers:

• Fundamentals
• Properties and splicing conductors
• Circuits and circuit calculations
• General electrical and batteries
• Transformers
• Solid-state devices and circuits
• Generators and Motors
• Outside Distribution
• Interiors wiring
• Electric lighting
• Optical fiber
• Wiring and design tables
• Electrical safety

Trust the fully revised Fire Alarm Signaling Systems for state-of-the-art guidance that helps make sure your systems meet code.

Equip yourself for success with the new edition of this informative text from authorities at NFPA® and the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE). Fire Alarm Signaling Systems provides comprehensive coverage of the full range of issues from signal initiation to system testing so you can meet job challenges confidently.

Stay on the leading edge and learn to apply the 2010 NFPA 72® to design, select, and install systems for optimum protection.

Featuring clear non-technical explanations, updated artwork, and an easy-to-use format, this how-to resource enhances your Code knowledge so you can:

• Establish fire protection goals, match the fire alarm system to the goals, and know system limitations
• Effectively design a mass notification system
• Weigh the benefits of prescriptive versus performance-based design approaches
• Maintain quality control during installations
• Analyze and improve intelligibility of voice communication systems
• Understand the elements and importance of a well-designed fire service interface

Understanding and Servicing Alarm Systems, Third Edition has seen the alarm industry enter the computer age. With its coverage of microcomputerized controls, sophisticated detection devices, methods of alarm reporting, that second edition broke new ground. Now completely updated to reflect the security industry's most high-tech advances, the third edition of Understanding and Servicing Alarm Systems, continues on the road of educating the alarm dealer, installer, and technician.

Don't get left behind. Help usher in a new era of safety and give yourself and your team a competitive edge by upgrading to the 2023 NEC. For over 100 years, NFPA 70, National Electrical Code (NEC), has been your trusted source for the electrical information and requirements we rely on to build a safer world.

Major updates in the 2022 edition of NFPA 72, National Fire Alarm and Signaling Code, include the following:

• Now addressing cybersecurity
• Pathway survivability for transmitting system information during fire conditions
• Remote access to fire alarm and signaling systems for resetting, silencing, or operation of emergency control functions
• Use of remote access to perform diagnostics and update software from anywhere
• Numerous changes to detector technologies and methods
• A shift in the vocabulary and operation of detectors to provide greater resistance to false triggers
• A green, yellow, and red color-coded tagging program to visually monitor the condition of fire alarm and signaling systems

Custom Tab Bundle, please specify which books these tabs should reference at checkout

Ugly’s Electrical References, 2023 Edition is the essential on-the-job reference tool for electrical industry professionals.

The 2023 Edition provides the most pertinent, up-to-date information used by electricians, including updated NEC code and table change information; mathematical formulas; NEMA wiring configurations; conduit bending guide; ampacity and conduit fill information; transformer and control circuit wiring diagrams; and conversion tables.

• Reflects changes to the 2023 National Electrical Code (NEC)
• Features expanded coverage of the following topics:
• Full-load currents for 3-phase transformers
• Maximum number of conductors in electrical metallic tubing for trade sizes 5 and 6
• Equipment grounding conductors
• General lighting loads for non-dwelling occupancies

The new edition of the best-known reference for electricians―fully updated for the latest codes and standards

For over a century, this practical handbook has served as the definitive industry reference for information on designing, installing, operating, and maintaining electrical systems and equipment. This seventeenth edition has been thoroughly revised to comply with the most recent (2020) National Electrical Code and National Electrical Safety Code. 

American Electricians’ Handbook, 17th Edition, covers current energy-efficient technologies, such as Power over Ethernet (PoE), photovoltaics and induction lighting, and contains a new chapter that clearly explains new industry safety methods, along with detailed coverage of how those procedures correlate with OSHA requirements. Detailed photos, diagrams, charts, tables, and calculations are included. This is a practical, on-the-job resource for every professional electrician. 

Covers:

• Fundamentals
• Properties and splicing conductors
• Circuits and circuit calculations
• General electrical and batteries
• Transformers
• Solid-state devices and circuits
• Generators and Motors
• Outside Distribution
• Interiors wiring
• Electric lighting
• Optical fiber
• Wiring and design tables
• Electrical safety

Trust the fully revised Fire Alarm Signaling Systems for state-of-the-art guidance that helps make sure your systems meet code.

Equip yourself for success with the new edition of this informative text from authorities at NFPA® and the Society of Fire Protection Engineers (SFPE). Fire Alarm Signaling Systems provides comprehensive coverage of the full range of issues from signal initiation to system testing so you can meet job challenges confidently.

Stay on the leading edge and learn to apply the 2010 NFPA 72® to design, select, and install systems for optimum protection.

Featuring clear non-technical explanations, updated artwork, and an easy-to-use format, this how-to resource enhances your Code knowledge so you can:

• Establish fire protection goals, match the fire alarm system to the goals, and know system limitations
• Effectively design a mass notification system
• Weigh the benefits of prescriptive versus performance-based design approaches
• Maintain quality control during installations
• Analyze and improve intelligibility of voice communication systems
• Understand the elements and importance of a well-designed fire service interface

Understanding and Servicing Alarm Systems, Third Edition has seen the alarm industry enter the computer age. With its coverage of microcomputerized controls, sophisticated detection devices, methods of alarm reporting, that second edition broke new ground. Now completely updated to reflect the security industry's most high-tech advances, the third edition of Understanding and Servicing Alarm Systems, continues on the road of educating the alarm dealer, installer, and technician.