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Sounds great. I have the School of PE notes, EngProGuides and Graffeo.  I was definitely intending using these 3 for my primaries. Then if I'm getting too badly shot up I'll get backup from the others. I know EngProGuides and Graffeo and where to find stuff since I read through them. I gotta...

I would try to lighten up a bit on the resources. Just know the basic concepts. Protection can have a broad range: Relay pick up calculations. Reading fuse, circuit breaker curves. Types of relays and configurations. Fuse and circuit breaker properties. Theory problems based on NEC...

I guess "liquid sodium flow characteristics through a pipe" will be covered under the Electrical General Mechanics of Fluid Flow Through Wires scope of the exam. I think I got a reference on that!

Oh, believe me, I'm expecting it and I know there's no much I could have done during studying. I'm sure a lot of these questions throw almost everyone off. I'm prepared to look things up and make educated guesses, unfortunately. I guess for this exam you basically study concepts and the rest is...

Don't dread it but embrace it. Remember, the things we fear have already happened to us. Also, my favorite confidence song is Tool - Lateralus: I'm reaching up and reaching out. I'm reaching for the random or whatever will bewilder me. Whatever will bewilder me. And following our will and...

So you're pumped too, huh? I just wanna take a whole bunch of caffeine, go all out and get it done. I hate having this burden hang over me. I'm more fascinated just seeing the exam itself since there's a whole lot of gossip about it. You're absolutely right. I'm trying to wind down a bit. If I...

It's a trick question. They want to know the PEAK voltage not the DC voltage. You solved for the DC voltage. The peak voltage is what @BirdGrave has said. 125Vrms * root(2) = 177V. Careful when reading those problems.

I took the last paper FE exam back in 2013 and those hours flew by. Even during the 4 hour LEED exam felt like an hour. It's all relative. Anyway, it's time to ditch that EIT for something better!

Normally I am not optimistic but I have a decent feeling about this. Good printout. I already have it in my binder. 😬 We will be fine. In fact, I'm looking forward to it. It's going to be fun.

Yep. Just another one of those little things to remember. Do it per phase with a reference angle of 0 and then multiply by root 3 to get the line voltage. Also, there is an additional formula for three-phase, short transmission lines to calculate the actual three phase voltage drop based on R...

Sounds like a good approach. You definitely don't want to spend time looking up the smallest formula that can be easily remembered. My binder is setup the same way. Equations and index at the front, then the Eng Pro Guide study guide. The equations are from the EngProGuide cheat sheet and from...

The practice exams are supposed to provide you with an idea of the concepts and what to consider in a problem given. I guess we'll see on Friday if the concepts have stuck with me. Just got to know where to apply them. If you get stuck on a problem then just revert back to your references. To...

R=0.049 X=j0.049 Z = (0.049+j0.048)(0.25 - distance factor) = 0.017<44.40 Vr = Vs-IZ -> (277> -30) - (400< -36.87)*(0.017< 44.40) = 271.63< -30.87 * (root 3) = 470.49< -30.87V = 470V Hope this helps.

I'm thinking that they just selected the voltage to neutral phase angle to be 0 at random for simplification. In fact, it could be anything. You're right that it would be -30 degrees with a line-to-line reference voltage at 0 degrees. In the end the voltage angle is irrelevant as shown in the...

We should all just try and relax, first and foremost. I would like to pass this the first time around. I can't keep doing this again and again. That would be a literal nightmare. However, there are worse things in life so I think we should just all go with the flow. It actually helps not to be...

You're absolutely right. I think I may have went a little overboard. I got so wrapped up in reference material. I'll try to reduce it by a quarter. I'll probably just take the School of PE notes, EngProGuides notes, Graffeo, Wildi, Power Electronics, Protection Book, IEEE Books, NEC and NESC...

Lagging power factor means a positive angle. The power factor angle is cos -1 (0.85) = 31.78 degrees. We're assuming the reference angle is 0 degrees therefore (0 degrees - 31.78 degrees) which is -31.78 degrees. I guess it should have mentioned the reference angle is 0 degrees. If you have the...

Eh, they're going to start offering it in 2021. I wish it were sooner. It makes sense since it's a popular exam. I just can't wait that long. If it was next year or something then I would wait. I'd prefer to just get it done. I actually like the idea of just having a single reference handbook...

I bought Power Electronics by Daniel W. Hart. ISBN 978-0-07-338067-4. It goes into a decent amount of detail without being overwhelming. The main equations are boxed out for each type of circuit to make them clearly identifiable. There's a little bit of talk and then there's waveforms shown...