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Hate to see the Companion Series:

"How To Become An Electrical Quack"

Or the one which must have been read by a lot of jokers I've had the misfortune to deal with when they find out I have some EE skills:

"How To Become An Eee-lekk-trik-ule In-jun-ear In 6 Easy Lessons"

On a serious note, does the Book have fair relavent value?

I have a few circa 1920's Manuals which are fairly informative! One for Electrical Power systems [covers the 3 wire DC systems quite well] and one for Radio [Even gets AM...joke]


Scott S.E.T.

A lot of older text books put modern versions to shame in many respects.

I have a two-volume set "Telephony," published in 1948. They were considered for many years (decades) the definitive works on the technicalities of the British telephone system. In fact I only just recently acquired my own copies and had to pay £32 ($48) to get them! I have a similar volume which I've had for years which covers the British telex system.

I don't think there are any books to rival them these days for their in-depth coverage of audio transmission, relay design, etc.

I have my grandfathers books he got when He hired onto the railroad on the catenary gang in 1932. They put a lot of newer stuff to shame in the way they describe how things work, and why it's done that way.
Trainwire