About the Book
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ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT “ON THE BLINK” ? DON’T JUNK IT OR PAY SKY-HIGH REPAIR COSTS -- FIX IT YOURSELF!Here’s a guide to understanding and repairing electronics equipment written for people who would ordinarily “call the shop.”
With this fully illustrated, simple-to-use guide, you will get a grasp of the workings of the electronics world that surrounds you – and even learn to make your own repairs. And you may even start enjoying it!
Whether you want to pocket the savings on repair bills, give your beloved equipment the best possible care, or merely understand how it all works, this book will show you how in easy-to-understand language and clear illustrations -– and you don’t need any technical experience.
Written by a technician who has fixed virtually everything that plugs into a wall, this handy do-it-yourself introduction to home and office repair delivers:
* Clear explanations of how things work, written in everyday language
* Easy-to-follow, illustrated instructions on using test equipment to diagnose problems
* Guidelines to help you decide for or against professional repair
* Tips on protecting your beloved equipment from lightning and other electrical damage
* Lubrication and maintenance suggestions
* “Electronics 101” for true beginners
Next time your equipment acts up, don’t get mad. Get it working – with a little help from this book.
HOW TO UNDERSTAND (AND FIX):
* Color TVs
* DVDs [NEW!]
* Wireless Cellular Phones and PDAs [NEW!]
* Radios
* Speaker Systems
* Audio/Video Tuners
* CD Players
* Monitors
* Camcorders
* Copiers and FAX machines
Table of Contents:
SECTION 1: TERMINOLOGY AND UNITS Chapter 1: Terminology Chapter 2: Systems of Units and Conversion Tables SECTION 2: PIPING MATERIALS Chapter 3: Metallic Piping Materials Chapter 4: Nonmetallic Piping Materials SECTION 3: METALLIC PIPING Chapter 5: ASME Wrought Pipe, Fittings, Flanges, and Joints Chapter 6: API Pipe, Flanges, Fittings, and Joints Chapter 7: AWWA Pipe, Fittings, Flanges, and Joints Chapter 8: MSS Fittings and Flanges Chapter 9: Cast Iron Pipe, Fittings, Flanges, and Joints Chapter 10: Ductile Iron Pipe, Fittings, Flanges, and Joints Chapter 11: Malleable Iron and Gray Iron Fittings Chapter 12: Copper and Copper Alloy Pipe, Fittings, Flanges, and Joints Chapter 13: Aluminum and Aluminum Alloy Pipe and Tube, Fittings, Flanges, and Joints Chapter 14: Titanium and Titanium Alloy Pipe and Tube, Zirconium and Zirconium Alloy Pipe and Tube SECTION 4: PIPING JOINTS AND FABRICATION OF PIPING Chapter 15: Piping Joints Chapter 16: Fabrication of Piping SECTION 5: NONMETALLIC PIPING Chapter 17: PVC Plastic Pipes, Fittings, and Joints Chapter 18: CPVC Pipe, Tube, Fittings, Flanges, and Joints Chapter 19: Polyethylene Pipe, Fittings, Flanges, and Joints Chapter 20: Acrylonitrile-Butadiene-Styrene (ABS) Pipe, Pipe Fittings, and Joints Chapter 21: Fiberglass Pipe, Fittings, Flanges, and Joints Chapter 22: Prestressed Concrete Cylinder and Reinforced Concrete Pressure Pipe, Fittings, and Joints Chapter 23: Glass Pipe, Fittings, and Joints Chapter 24: Vitrified Clay Pipe, Fittings, and Joints SECTION 6: LINED PIPING Chapter 25: Lined Piping SECTION 7: PIPE SUPPORTS Chapter 26: Pipe Supports and Hangers for Metallic Piping Chapter 27: Pipe Supports and Hangers for Nonmetallic Piping SECTION 8: GASKETS Chapter 28: Types of Gaskets: Selection, Application, and Installation SECTION 9: RESOURCE LIST Chapter 29: Manufacturers, Suppliers, and Fabricators of Piping and Specialty Items Index
About the Author :
Mohinder L. Nayyar, P.E., ASME Fellow, is Senior Engineering Specialist for piping and valves in the engineering department of the Bechtel Power Corporation in Frederick, Maryland, and the Editor-in-Chief and an author of the sixth and seventh editions of the field-leading Piping Handbook. As a Bechtel consultant, he has assisted many leading companies, and has supervised and supported both nuclear- and fossil-fueled projects around the world. He is Chairman of the Materials Technical Committee of the ASME B31, Pressure Piping Code, and of Materials Group of ASME B31.1, Power Piping Code; a member of ASME B16 Main Committee; and several other standards committees. He lives in Brookeville, Maryland.
