NETA Book of the Month

Book of the Month May 2026

Electricians Troubleshooting & Testing Pocket Guide – Third Edition. McGraw Hill, 2007.

This month’s featured book is the Electricians Troubleshooting & Testing Pocket Guide – Third Edition by Brooke Stauffer and John E. Traister. This compact, on the job pocket guide is designed to help electricians quickly test, maintain, and troubleshoot a wide range of electrical equipment and systems using portable meters. Updated throughout, the third edition delivers expert guidance on the latest troubleshooting tools and testing instruments, systems, and equipment, along with time saving charts, tables, and diagrams that support quality and safety compliance. It also expands coverage of personal protective equipment (PPE) for testing energized circuits and introduces new material on infrared scanners, power quality analyzers, and fiber optic test meters, all aligned with current NFPA 70E safety requirements—making it a vital, practical, resource for both electricians and electrical engineers.