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Best-of-the-best guidelines for handling low voltage wiringThe A-Z reference on designing, installing, maintaining, and troubleshooting modern security and fire alarm systems is now fully up-to-date in a new edition. Prepared by Terry Kennedy and John E. Traister, authors with over three decades of hands-on experience apiece in the construction industry, Low Voltage Wiring: Security/Fire Alarm Systems, Third Edition provides all the appropriate wiring data you need to work on security and fire alarm systems in residential, commercial, and industrial buildings. A CD-ROM packaged with the book conveniently puts at your fingertips sample forms, checklists, a fully-searchable glossary, and hot-linked industry reference URLs. In addition, you get:*Important safety tips* Lists of regulations* Explanations of emerging technologies*Useful treatments of estimating and bidding* Much more
"Ron Milstein, owner of Building Tech Bookstore in Beaverton, OR: "Traister's book is the best overview book on this topic. Adding business development strategies is a great idea because these guys need this information.
| Preface | p. vii |
| The Security Systems Business | |
| A Business Built on Contracts | p. 3 |
| Estimating the Installation of Security Systems | p. 27 |
| Managing a Security Systems Business | p. 49 |
| Profit Centers: Service, Maintenance, and Ancillary Cash Flow | p. 71 |
| The Field | |
| Basic Security System Considerations | p. 93 |
| Basic Installation Techniques | p. 121 |
| Residential Security Systems | p. 159 |
| Commercial and Industrial Security Systems | p. 183 |
| Troubleshooting and Maintenance of Security Systems | p. 199 |
| A Deeper Understanding | |
| Electrical Circuits | p. 233 |
| The Code | p. 281 |
| Print Reading | p. 313 |
| Using the CD | p. 349 |
| Glossary | p. 351 |
| Resource Directory | p. 379 |
| Index | p. 395 |
| Table of Contents provided by Syndetics. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780071376747
ISBN-10: 0071376747
Series: P/L Custom Scoring Survey
Audience:
Professional
Format:
Paperback
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 406
Published: 27th August 2001
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 23.7 x 18.9
x 3.0
Weight (kg): 0.86
Edition Number: 1
Edition Type: Revised
