Recent content by pete3589

I was just contacted about doing some side work, and honestly I would like to do it, but being a new PE, I have some questions. How do you guys go about establishing a price...do you work hourly? Or just agree on an amount up front?  How much do you charge per hour (want to make sure I don't...

Thanks. The extra week (including the holiday weekend) was the worst.  Just happy i passed!

Just checked again and results came! Passed!  Excited!

RI just came in. Passed.  Huge relief.

Nothing...

I'm here.  Eagerly awaiting and refreshing non-stop.  Not sure what takes them so long to send out the results compared to other states. There was about 50 people taking the exam this time around.  I took Electrical Power, but it seemed like everyone in there was either Civil or Mechanical.

I did all of the CI tests, none of the others you mention there.  I would say that the test was more difficult than the CI tests.  It's not so much the material, but the way that questions are asked.  The NCEES test has a way of asking questions in a manner that is meant to confuse you. ...

The test was interesting.  I didn't come out of the test feeling very confident, but I don't know a single person that did feel confident after this test.  It was on the same difficulty level of the NCEES practice test...but different.  I was surprised about the lack of 2 particular subjects on...

They didn't use that equation on the second question. Just multiplied by the current which was 230<-41.4 This is pretty much my question. Why 2 different methods?

I'm running through some problems and I think I'm using note 2 on the AC resistance and reactance chart incorrectly (pg. 768 of NEC 2014) My previous method which appears to be wrong, is when I receive a voltage drop question that has a pf other than .85, after finding my resistance and...

Strange Question....at the FE exam in the Fall the test center I took it at had a pair of 3M earmuffs at each station.  It was a godsend since the person that I walked in with taking a different exam was sitting next to me sniffling the entire time.  I didn't hear a thing and it helped me focus...

It feels like he was given the material Sunday night and forced into this.  I just can't handle the reading for 30 minutes. I also think its interesting they make you buy the Camera book, yet don't reference it at all during the class.  I'm just stressing a bit since time is growing short, and...

Ok, well I wasn't going to mention names (mainly since I believe they sponsor the board) but I am taking the SoPE Power class now. The teacher is currently reading the slides word for word which will go on for an hour or so.  We will then eventually hit some equations, which will be full of...

Not really sure if I should say.  Due to one main reason...

Just curious.  I'm in the middle of one right now, and it hasn't been very good.  While it gets me to sit down and look at the information, the teachers are simply not good and simply read from the class notes which have had many errors in equations, which I find shocking.  Is anyone...