Electronics Forum / Electrical Engineering / September 2003

Next fall, I will be transferring to the University of Texas as a junior in
engineering. Therefore, it will soon be time for me to choose a specific
engineering major. I have narrowed my choice down to two; electrical and
mechanical.

Since engineering is a low subject in this group
you can ask your questions in home repair.
Is my lamp grounded?
How do I change a lightbulb?

I'm an experienced software developer who is considering making a career change in the hopes of finding better
employment opportunities.  One of the options I'm considering is getting an A.S. Degree in Electronics (or Photonics).
What is the job/career outlook for hands-on ...

What size dual-breaker and disconnect is required for a new water
heater installation in the US  - (the water heater has two 5500W
heaters) ???
ThanX, AEMichael

Disconnected: Support groups help plug unemployed tech workers into
job market
By Alan Zibel - STAFF WRITER
Sunday, September 14, 2003 - DANVILLE - They packed into a crowded

I'm writing software to track billiard balls on a pool table.  I need an
accurate way to track the balls.  Each ball would have to be uniquely
identified.  I've thought about using a video camera, but it would require a
high ceiling to be overhead or some complex calculations if it ...

    I have one of those $9.99 12" Holmes box fan with a tri-blade fan
powered by a dual-speed shaded pole motor.  I had an interesting
experience I don't have an explanation for.  I had it sitting by the
window and it was running for quite some hours.  It was running on "hi"

http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/53/31066.html
Let's all move to India (China, Vietnam, Eastern Europe etc.)
By Robin Miller, NewsForge.com
Posted: 05/06/2003 at 22:03 GMT

My company is very familiar with CE requirements and the self-
certification regime. The IEC 1010 is probably the standard we
need to adopt(or Canadian version) Can anyone explain what to
expect for CSA, and will our CE help here?. I have little

Hello everyone, there appears to be a fault with Mrs. Jereboahm's
heart-monitor.  Occasionally the intermittent, regular 'beep' is replaced by
a steady, continuous tone, sometimes lasting as long as 30 seconds.  During
these times she shakes violently with panic, only becoming calm ...

I've got some contactors that show Full Load Amps and Locked Rotor Amp
figures but then they give a "RES" figure which may be in amps too - not
sure.  I've asked a couple of guys with no luck. Can one of you
electrically enlightened folks on this ng tell me what RES is?

In my neighborhood, the only deterent to rampaging deer that seems to work is
an electric fence.  High voltage low current, pulsing potential of about 5000
volts, one contact is the wire and the other contact is burried in the ground
to complete the circuit. Last night I noticed ...

I'm working at an Engineering start up, helping them roll out the
engineering workstations.  We've more or less decided about Cadence
on Linux/AMD.  My question is:  does anyone in this group have experience
working on a specific platform with Cadence/Linux that has proven reliable

Can anybody please tell me the difference between these two engineering
fields?
Starting next semester, I'll have to choose which field to enroll in. I
would like

Does anyone have the front port protocol for the FX  PLC
I use to have it but I may have lost it.
Thanks
Doug Hylton