⏚ Electrical Engineering

My AC digital clocks run fast. Cheap fix?

I can't seem to get my local power company interested, but I suspect they are the cause of the problem. I've got numero...

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posted by pkent

66 comments posted 16yrs posted by pkent

Levitton model 6124H timer - repeated failure of the blue Electroluminescent backlight

I have a situation where I am on my third replacement of a Levitton model 6124H timer because of the failure of the blu...

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posted by Rhyolite

3 comments posted 16yrs posted by Rhyolite

Do I need a new Fluke clamp meter?

My experience is that there are true RMS clamp meters that measure current via max/peak method and newer meters that us...

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posted by bespoke

5 comments posted 16yrs posted by bespoke

Where is the Australian regs/code for users rewiring mains power plugs??

I've got an Australian HPM power plug. Looks like the following link. http://www.photonage.com.au/images/images/prod/P/...

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posted by email

3 comments posted 16yrs posted by email

Help identifying dead electro. cap polarity?

This cap was removed from a 70's-80's German industrial machine: It has no polarity markings. One terminal is common wi...

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posted by see

12 comments posted 16yrs posted by see

Design of Electronic Vehicle Anti-theft Gadget

See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FFb5_mKfnR8 for details

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posted by dandavies

0 comments posted 16yrs posted by dandavies

Transmission Engineers & Chubacabras - both elusive!

Peer Technical Group out of Chicago/Milwaukee/Los Angeles/Austin is in search of the elusive Chubacabra at the same tim...

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posted by troublefieldd

0 comments posted 16yrs posted by troublefieldd

Clamp meters: Peak vs. In-rush?

Fluke clamp current meters have 2 features that seem similar: peak and in-rush. The older models have Max (some: Peak)....

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posted by notme

16 comments posted 16yrs posted by notme

Fluke DMMs and VFD motor drives

I'm considering the purchase of a new Fluke DMM. I like the low-impedance feature of the 117, but the low-pass filter f...

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posted by invalid

4 comments posted 16yrs posted by invalid

Rounding IDE Cables

Rounding IDE cables this looks as if it could cause electrical problems on the PATA cables. Is it really as safe as he s...

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posted by not

13 comments posted 16yrs posted by not

VARS and metering

As we all know, the average power factor on domestic electrical loads is not unity so the power company has to deliver...

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posted by junk2007

6 comments posted 16yrs posted by junk2007

Static electric discharge & cars

This gas station security video: and this Mythbusters episode: discuss the dangers and the how-and-why of static electr...

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posted by invalid

10 comments posted 16yrs posted by invalid

Coax/telephone question on my run to garage

Do you know anythign abotu how far telephone and coax can be ran? I have two options. 1st, run another conduit down the...

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posted by stryped1

7 comments posted 16yrs posted by stryped1

Subpanel bonding (3-phase mains) question

Is it never allowed (US National Electrical Code) to bond the ground bus bar to the neutral bus bar? I opened a subpane...

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posted by mcham

6 comments posted 16yrs posted by mcham

calculate rated current

hello, i hope somene here can help me. let say i want to calculate max current through brass terminal block like this o...

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posted by bmk

1 comments posted 16yrs posted by bmk