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The History Connection - Electricity for Refrigeration, Heating, and Air Conditioning
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List Price: $90.95
Our Price: $11.19
Your Save: $ 79.76 ( 88% )
Availability: Usually ships in 9 to 14 days
Manufacturer: Delmar Publishers
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 621.3024697
EAN: 9780827376533
ISBN: 0827376537
Label: Delmar Publishers
Manufacturer: Delmar Publishers
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 520
Publication Date: 1997-01-14
Publisher: Delmar Publishers
Studio: Delmar Publishers
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Summary: excellent
Comment: Item came quicker than expected and in new packaging. It was exactly as described.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Hoodwinked!
Comment: This book cost $108.00 and is full of errors. The instructor of my Intro To Control Class has contacted the publisher but to no avail. I am struggling in a course that I have always wanted to take and although my instructor is fanstastic this book gets a big fat F- from me. This book has failed and I hope that anyone who is forced to pay for this book isn't stuck paying full price. It's just not worth it!
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Summary: Another high-priced clunker from Thomson
Comment: This book was used in my "Fundamentals of Electricity" course in a technical college air-conditioning (AC) program. It was selected because it was the only text specifically for AC. We used the first third of the book. I'm an older student, have two years of university credits, and have seen a lot of technical and vocational training material. This book is simply awful. I have never had to struggle with a textbook so hard as with this one. Grammatical errors were abundant. The review questions were poorly written. Illustrations were occasionally mis-labeled, out of sequence or just plain wrong. Where the material raised a question, it was often left unanswered, but unasked questions were answered in excruciating detail. I had to use 4 other books to fill gaps left by this one. Most insulting was the price: $108. There are better books that cover basic electricity, some aimed at HVAC. I used Proctor & Mazur's books from ATP to fill some gaps. Additionally, ARI's "Refrigeration and Air Conditioning" has a good treatment, which is clearly written.
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Summary: A fantastic refererence for your HVAC/R library
Comment: I love the way the author set this book up. You gradually build on what you learn and never really feel that you are being thrown in to hard. The writing is fantastic. Not to difficult in technological terms for the novice and yet levels with the seasoned veteran just right. When you complete a chapter , you are introduced to a " In the field scenario" service call. You imagine yourself at the call working out the problem in the component. You see how to step by step, use the common sense approach to troubleshooting and gain good skills in those procedures. The calls vary from simple to very complex. One thing is for very certain. You will enjoy having this book in your professional HVAC/R library.
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Editorial Reviews:
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This is the most ambitious and exciting revision of this book to date! With the addition of an entire chapter on heating controls as well as new material on troubleshooting, it is now the most comprehensive book on electricity for HVAC on the market. Now with added pedagogical features such as chapter objectives, key terms lists and examples of service calls and practice service calls, this text is a must for all HVAC students. In addition, this text stresses practicality and real world application. The material emphasizes the skills required by service technicians, such as reading wire diagrams, installing new HVAC equipment and troubleshooting techniques. The art program has been thoroughly revised and updated. Look for the new Study Guide/Lab Manual to accompany this new edition. The labs are competency based and designed to reinforce the skills needed to become proficient HVAC technicians. ALSO AVAILABLE Study Guide / Lab Manual, ISBN: 0-8273-7655-3 INSTRUCTOR SUPPLEMENTS CALL CUSTOMER SUPPORT TO ORDER Instructor's Resource Guide, ISBN: 0-8273-7654-5
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