Recent content by Adrenaline

Hmm...can't seem to edit. I just noticed this was in Civ. Eng. Thats what I get for looking at recent new posts and blindly replying.

I am a good test taker. I had more than ample time for both AM and PM. I answered every question in the first hour of each portion, went back, double checked, made minor changes (5 or so answers). Finished in ~2.5 hours for each half.

Pfft...this is what I have for a rain barrel 223 gal stock tank Behind my garage there is a north facing slope so nothing really grows anyways. Made a nice paver pad and use a sump pump or gravity to water various things. Only during times of drought is there an issue with mosquito larva...

First hit from google at least describes the phenomenon (and gives altitude example): />http://www.privateline.com/Cellbasics/radio.pdf

The gas pumps here automatically shut off when you reach $100. So annoying having to replace the nozzle, re-swipe the card, and start pumping for that last $20.

Someone accidentally brewed de-caf instead of regular; we promptly discarded it down the drain.

I prepared by myself. Took the NCEES practice exam in 2 - 4 hour sessions with only the EERM 5th edition as reference. Score the exam, focused studying where I needed it. I also bought the Kaplan PE Electrical & Electronics Engineering Problems and Solutions and PE Electrical &amp...

I took the electronics exam because I have no work experience in 3 phase, relay schemes, grid stuff, etc... I found the electronics exam was very similar to my undergrad studies. Although the exam is more broad, antennas/em to computers/boolean logic, the questions are supposed to be...

I am more confused about the 105VDC. Do you have any DC bus capacitors? Fullwave rectified, smoothed will get you ~170VDC, 120*root(2), open circuit. What are you using to measure the voltage?

One of the many reasons I bought 2 of the same calculator. $15 is cheap insurance...

I had a similar issue in Illinois. I spoke to the board, they said I would have to retake the FE... screw that. Ended up talking with someone else, just had to send them $20 and my licensed status showed up 2 weeks later on their website.

2 weekends ago we saw: Venus - In phase, as always Mars Jupiter - Atmosphere bands and 4 moons Saturn - Later night to the west and its rings. With a 6" scope

You can also change the default answer mode using Shift -> Mode (Setup) Down 3 CMPLX 1 or 2 for rectangular or polar respectively

In my experience, no. I was in Dekalb, IL, 1.5 hours west of Chicago. I received an offer from a company in Boston, before I even finished my degree.

I ended up working the NCEES and Kaplan problems during 4 hour/40 problem windows. Worked with my references stacked up next to the table to mimic the testing conditions as realistic as possible. During studying I found the 4 hours to be too long, and experienced the same in the exam. Passed...