November 8, 2020
By: Jemille Borja, Black Construction Corporation (Dededo, United States)
Comments
This is a good electrical pocketbook.
Pros
Everything is awesome and useful.
Cons
I would suggest to make the tabs color coded as well if possible.
Electrical black book
November 6, 2020
By: Georgia , Fmg (Perth, Australia)
Comments
Super handy for an apprentice just starting the trade
Pros
Easy access to all general information
Cons
No cons!
Great reference
November 2, 2020
By: Ben Anderson (Melbourne , Australia)
Comments
Great book for easy and quick reference when doing electrical work
Pros
Good size for the tool bag and lots of good info on standards that I have sometimes found hard to locate
Cons
Nothing
Electrical black book
October 16, 2020
By: Steve (Mernda, Australia)
Comments
Excellent layout, I have three books in the series and all are excellent reference material to have on hand.
Pros
Everything about them, who’ll expensive for the size, this is more than compensated for by the amount of information provided in such a compact package
Cons
Can’t say a bad thing about any of them!
Finally
October 6, 2020
By: Brandon, Denier Electric Co (Grove City, United States)
Comments
I don't know what makes UGLYS so popular but this book has everything I couldhope for in a little field reference book. Thanks for this awesome little book. I am so glad to finally get my hands on one.
Pros
Informative
Logical layout
Cons
Included tabs take away from visibility of the colored tabs in the book if you use the tabs like a normal book would
Excellent source of info
October 2, 2020
By: Nathan (Marian, Australia)
Comments
Excellent book with a large amount of handy info, great size for storing in the tool bag. Easy to find what you need. Good quality also.
Pros
All of the above.
Cons
none
knowledge
September 25, 2020
By: Shaine Rayner, SULO M.G.B (Somersby, Australia)
Comments
great book
Pros
easy to keep clean
Cons
needed to by the large print, makes it easier to read
Great Detailed Informative Book
September 7, 2020
By: Ryan Forbes (Fullerton, United States)
Comments
I’m so glad I purchased this reference book it has so much information it’s amazing I’m going to study until I learn and memorize the whole book
Pros
Information
Cons
None
Electrical Black Book
August 16, 2020
By: Daniel (OTOROHANGA , New Zealand)
Comments
Great book
Pros
Good reference for most things
Good book
August 12, 2020
By: Luke (Bundaberg, Australia)
Comments
Good book full of useful information
great info
July 12, 2020
By: al (levittown, United States)
Comments
alot of great info in one place
Very Handy
July 10, 2020
By: Ben (Urraween, Australia)
Comments
very handy to have around. so glad there is an Australian version.
Great Little Book
July 9, 2020
By: Ryan Kwiek, NAVFAC (Wahiawa, United States)
Comments
This book is very handy for quick reference! Very good information i use every day on the job.
Pros
small and descriptive
Cons
would like more NEC code references
Excellent Book
June 21, 2020
By: Jay Upton (Old Westbury, United States)
Comments
Came in handy, helped refresh the memory!
Pros
Helped remind me some of the old things from school
Good book
June 14, 2020
By: Jameka (Kansas City, United States)
Comments
Everything I needed in one place
Pros
Neat, organized, easy to read
Cons
None
Electrical Black Book Aus/NZ 2nd Ed
May 22, 2020
By: Luke (Mandurang South, Australia)
Comments
Good little book, will come in handy just like the other black books.
Pros
Covers just about everything
Cons
There’s a couple of minor mistakes (which may have already been pointed out &/or fixed):
RT equation on p57 (Thevenin’s Theorem) shows R2 as R1.
AWG example on p98 derives an answer of 5 AWG instead of 16 AWG.
Transformer configurations on p169 should be shown below the text.
Transformer voltage table on p170 lists some rarely encountered voltages (e.g. 208V, 2400V), but not 400/415V which is the standard three-phase voltage in Australia. The three-phase transformer current values seem to be wrong also (e.g. a 100kVA transformer is rated at ~140A per phase at 240V, not 241A).
Mr
April 29, 2020
By: Lupco Duleski (Cordeaux Heights , Australia)
Comments
Excellent pocket sized book on
electricity.
Pros
Small but full of information.
Thank you!
ELECTRICAL BLACK BOOK
April 27, 2020
By: Abdourahmane Diallo, TexTube (Houston, United States)
Comments
Overall I like the work that was done to come up with this material. However, your website says that the book come with a multimeter. Mine didn't come with it.
Pros
Excellent guide, amazing work, and quality of the paper, handy for anyone working in the field or plant.
Cons
The website or all review said it come with a multimeter,???
Brilliant little book for those in the trade
April 26, 2020
By: Sparky (Lamington, Australia)
Comments
Ripper little book to have around that covers a lot of basic topics. Found it a great resource and bought a couple to give to the apprentices as it covers some of those questions they probably aren't up to scratch with and feel embarrassed to ask.
Pros
-Great career steer for young apprentices/TAs/green sparkys
-Lot of niche things like conduit bends and lot of the basic stuff that trade school gives but you forget in time
-Additional resources (drill guides/conversion factors)
-Durable
Cons
-Limited motor theory but enough to get going, great skill for house bashers not exposed to it
-Would be a complete package if there was a basic fault-finding section for mine sparkys to rip into (surprising how many cannot diagnose simple RCD trips in domestic situations logically)
-Some filler material in there for sure
AS/NZS Second Edition
April 14, 2020
By: Liam (Perth, Australia)
Comments
Before purchasing the book I was a bit hesitant due to the price. However, since it was Australian specific I bit the bullet and picked up a copy and it is hands down the second-best book investment I have made after the NZS/AS 3008. I would love to see a desktop version in the future.
Pros
. Australian specific, with reference to other countries when relevant
. Alot of relevent laws, rules and formulas
Cons
. No reference to mandatory testing (that I can find)