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No Respectable E.E. uses this group..at all.

I am relinquishing my controls blocking the infernal Proteus machine., I have been notified it is resuming it's normal...
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posted by proteusiiv
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by proteusiiv

Voltages used in "neighborhood" power distribution

Hi: Does anyone here know the voltages used in typical surburban sub-division power distribution where you have transfo...
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posted by jlgilmer
53 comments posted 16yrs posted by jlgilmer

New Engineering Website

New website designed for collaboration of scientists and engineers. To share and assist with technical issues, as well a...
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posted by jpetrillo13
0 comments posted 16yrs posted by jpetrillo13

grounding question

Hi, I remember some electrical principles from school, but I'm fairly new to practical (hobby) electronics. Some of the...
18 comments posted 16yrs
posted by patrol_boat
18 comments posted 16yrs posted by patrol_boat

What it this: Outside Telco "Cable"

Hi: Seems that everywhere I look in our semi-rural county I see these aerael cables. They are suspected from a steel ca...
4 comments posted 16yrs
posted by jlgilmer
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by jlgilmer

Electromagnetic Motor

Electromagnetic Motor Many many years ago in a Boys Own Annual 19xx vintage there was info on Building a Electromagneti...
18 comments posted 16yrs
posted by wbrown
18 comments posted 16yrs posted by wbrown

Mains wiring question (USA)

A 1-story, flat-roof house (no basement) in California is going to be re-covered, so it's a prime time to do some elect...
40 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bespoke
40 comments posted 16yrs posted by bespoke

Generator Hassles

The electrical service goes to the house. There are 3 underground 000 cables that go to the barn from the house. The ba...
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posted by jon8338
15 comments posted 16yrs posted by jon8338

Nikola Tesla

Did any of you guys learn about Tesla in high school? I took two years of Electrical construction and maintenance after...
56 comments posted 16yrs
posted by kilowatt
56 comments posted 16yrs posted by kilowatt

Structured wiring: fiber optic or not?

A friend is having a new roof put on his his 50-year-old, flat-roof home. This provides access to all kinds of new wiri...
43 comments posted 16yrs
posted by bespoke
43 comments posted 16yrs posted by bespoke

Generator dimensioning

Hi, I have a rapid creek that passes through my yard and I want to leverage that with a dynamo and generate some free e...
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posted by jcasqueiro
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by jcasqueiro

Street Light Supply Voltage

Hello, and I'm sure an easy question for those electricians employed by electric utilities: Are traditional (mercury va...
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posted by john.wood
2 comments posted 16yrs posted by john.wood

Residential load panel question (USA)

Regarding the attachment of the overhead service mast to the meter/load panel, can teflon tape be used on the threads a...
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posted by pconners98
4 comments posted 16yrs posted by pconners98

Precision High Voltage Differential Probes

Check our precision high voltage differential probes at: http://www.high-voltage-differential-probes.com Thank you for v...
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posted by cicel
1 comments posted 16yrs posted by cicel

Sync. motor HP vs. A?

A 230v split-phase synchronous motor is rated at 5hp and says it pulls 22A with locked rotor: A replacement pressure sw...
6 comments posted 16yrs
posted by mcham
6 comments posted 16yrs posted by mcham