Electronics Forum / Electrical Engineering / January 2008

Hello, Im a recent grad of  Electrical Engineering. I basically
concentrated in the computer systems area, low level programming and
hardware...
I had completed some co-op terms for my employment and after being in

I have the following voltmeter:
http://www.radioshack.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2103174&cp=&sr=1&origkw=mu
ltimeter&kw=multimeter&parentPage=search
A while ago, I posted a thread about the effect of converting "back-
stab" household receptacles to their side-screws, or ...

Minimum of 5 years electrical - I&C engineering experience preferably
with 3 years in an operating nuclear power plant (preferably some or
all at SSES) performing the following activities with indicated
qualifications.

Would appreciate some help.
Was thinking of using a car radio at home. Specs read current
consumption 1.5A (at .5W).
The fuse is 5A.

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A co-worker asked me a question tonight and I was unable to answer it.
He has a 1000 watt subwoofer and a 1000 watt amplifier. For purposes of
discussion, assume we are not applying maximum power to a maximum spec.
speaker.

I have a question for the engineers/scientists out there.
I have a table saw with a 1.5hp induction motor (TEFC) that can be
wired for either 110V or 220V. It's currently wired for 110V
single-phase AC.

Is there a coverter that I can use to convert the monitor
output on my laptop to a scart signal to plug into my TV
I'm in the UK.
Is there a circuit I could build or a device I could buy ?

I have a porch light with a motion sensor outside the sliding doors leading
to my backyard deck.  It is on the same circuit as the lights in the
kitchen.
When the kitchen lights are turned on the porch light will also come on.  It

Would appreciate some help.
Was thinking of using a car radio at home. Specs read current
consumption 1.5A (at .5W).
The fuse is 5A.

If you live in certain apartment or condo complexes in the US, you
might be stuck with 208/120 volt service instead of the traditional
split-phase 240/120 volt service common to single family houses.  (The
208 V. transformer secondary voltage is the result of a more

Three apartment home, two apt are on one panel, home is about 25 - 35
years old I think.
When washer is "washing" all the lights flicker, as if from the
inductance from the washer motor. Add a Kettle, & then hair dryer, the

I came across the following puzzle which involves circuits and two
terminal devices but i think it's basically a mathematical puzzle. But
i am unable to understand it.
Puzzle:

I believe that I have seen some posts here regarding data center power in
the UK. I'm curious to find out what input voltage and configuration is
commonly used for single phase computer power supplies in large data
centers.

I have a cat5 wire run already and want to put in an item that wants
18g wire. I know Cat5 is 24g.  Can I combine multiple strands to make
it work?  If so, how many does it need?