Basic Electricity (Handbooks & Guides)

Whether you’re a weekend DIY’er or an aspiring or licensed electrician, Basic Electricity covers all the concepts behind how electricity works. It’s clear and to the point, and works well as either a great learning tool or refresher. 

• Prepared for electrical training courses for U.S. naval personnel, this is a classic practical manual that takes you step-by-step with thorough explanations.
• Generously illustrated with dozens of detailed figures.
• Covers direct-current and alternating-current devices and circuits, as well as magnetism and motors and generators.
• A reliable reference you’ll use time and again.

With antecedents that date to 1798, when the United States created a separate Department of the Navy, the U.S. Bureau of Naval Personnel was established in 1942. The bureau exercises oversight responsibility for the Naval Military Personnel Command, Navy Recruiting Command, and Naval Civilian Personnel Center. It administers all personnel matters for the U.S. Navy.

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