2nd Edition

Electronic Systems Maintenance Handbook

Edited By Jerry C. Whitaker Copyright 2002
    618 Pages 470 B/W Illustrations
    by CRC Press

    The days of troubleshooting a piece of gear armed only with a scope, voltmeter, and a general idea of how the hardware works are gone forever. As technology continues to drive equipment design forward, maintenance difficulties will continue to increase, and those responsible for maintaining this equipment will continue to struggle to keep up.

    The Electronic Systems Maintenance Handbook, Second Edition establishes a foundation for servicing, operating, and optimizing audio, video, computer, and RF systems. Beginning with an overview of reliability principles and properties, a team of top experts describes the steps essential to ensuring high reliability and minimum downtime. They examine heat management issues, grounding systems, and all aspects of system test and measurement. They even explore disaster planning and provide guidelines for keeping a facility running under extreme circumstances.

    Today more than ever, the reliability of a system can have a direct and immediate impact on the profitability of an operation. Advocating a carefully planned, systematic maintenance program, the richly illustrated Electronic Systems Maintenance Handbook helps engineers and technicians meet the challenges inherent in modern electronic equipment and ensure top quality performance from each piece of hardware.

    Probability and Statistics, Allan White and Hagbae Kim
    Electronic Hardware Reliability, Michael Pecht and Iuliana Bordelon
    Software Reliability, Carol Smidts
    Thermal Properties, David F. Besch
    Heat Management, Zbigniew J. Staszak
    Shielding and EMI Considerations, Don White
    Resistors and Resistive Materials, Jerry C. Whitaker
    Capacitance and Capacitors, Jerry C. Whitaker
    Inductors and Magnetic Properties, Jerry C. Whitaker
    Printed Wiring Boards, Ravindanath Kollipara and Vijai Tripathi
    Hybrid Microelectronics Technology, Jerry E. Sergent
    Surface Mount Technology, Glenn R. Blackwell
    Semiconductor Failure Modes, Jerry c. Whitaker
    Power System Protection Alternatives, Jerry C. Whitaker
    Facility Grounding, Jerry C. Whitaker
    Network Switching Concepts, Tsong-Ho Wu
    Network Communication, James E. Goldman
    Data Acquisition, Edward McConnell and Dave Jernigan
    Computer-Based Circuit Simulation, Bashir Al-Hashimi
    Audio Frequency Distortion Mechanisms and Analysis, Jerry C. Whitaker
    Video Display Distortion Mechanisms and Analysis, Jerry C. Whitaker
    Radio Frequency Distortion Mechanisms and Analysis, Samuel O. Agbo
    Digital Test Equipment and Measurement Systems, Jerry C. Whitaker
    Fourier Waveform Analysis, Jerry C. Hamann and John W. Pierre
    Computer Based Signal Analysis, Rodger E. Ziemer
    Systems Engineering Concepts, Gene DeSantis
    Disaster Planning and Recovery, Richard Rudman
    Safety and Protection Systems, Jerry C. Whitaker
    Conversion Tables, Jerry C. Whitaker
    Index

    Biography

    Jerry C. Whitaker

    "…should take its place as a fundamental work in general engineering reference…The handbook shares the very fine organization and multiple access points of other recent CRC Press handbooks…"
    -Science & Technology Libraries

    d take its place as a fundamental work in general engineering reference…The handbook shares the very fine organization and multiple access points of other recent CRC Press handbooks…"
    -Science & Technology Libraries