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June 9th, 2003, 07:47 AM
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electrical book recommendations needed
I've been doing lots of reading on lighting lately, but one of the things I keep running into is that, even though I know all the formulas about making sure I don't blow circuits, I'm still pretty ignorant about the fundamentals of electricity. For example, I really couldn't tell you the difference between amps, volts, and watts.
So, can anyone recommend a book on electricity that doesn't read like a technical text but also isn't focused on home improvement? (Right now I'm wishing Larry Gonick would write "The Cartoon Guide to Electricity"). |
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June 9th, 2003, 10:20 AM
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I bought this book right here...
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...qid=1055175713 Lighting for Digital Video & Television There is a big chapter in there all about watts, amps, volts and all the technical electrical jargon. It's very easy to understand. A simple way to think about it is that the flow of electricity is like the flow of water in a pipe. Voltage can be thought of as the speed the water is traveling, and Amps can be thought of as the amount of water that's traveling at that speed. Volts x Amps = Watts & Amps = Watts/Volts moderator edit: removed Amazon's user ID from the URL so that everyone looking at the book isn't being logged as "Brad" |
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June 9th, 2003, 08:52 PM
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A good understanding of ohm's law will get you through anything electrical. If you don't understand ohm's law you don't understand electricity , period!
http://webhome.idirect.com/~jadams/electronics/ohm.htm |
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June 9th, 2003, 10:16 PM
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I f you really want to know about lighting, you kinda have to read this book:
Set Lighting Technician's Handbook Film Lighting Equipment, Practice, and Electrical Distribution by Harry Box Other books on lighting: http://www.bhusa.com/focalbooks/us/s...eld=&operator=
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June 11th, 2003, 04:56 AM
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Sounds interesting!
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