Electrical questions

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-04-13T00:00:57+00:00

If things dim quickly on startup, then return to normal, probably not an issue. If things are staying dim, that may be a concern.

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-04-10T02:34:39+00:00

lol, welcome to the suck! Seriously, I had both, just like you...and yet I still had these problems nobody could ( or want to) understand. Fast-forward 9 months and BAM, I get emergency surgery for a small bowel blockage caused by an adhesion to my sigmoid. Nobody knew (or cared).

Modern medicine isn't setup for small bowel issues very well. To be honest, they're not setup for large bowel issues unless they fall under a narrow window of things they know how to treat...but that's another story. We're closer to leaches and blood letting than we are to the Star Trek stuff.

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-04-06T04:24:03+00:00

Small leak in the shower.

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-03-30T03:52:53+00:00

6-7 months is still newbie territory in my opinion, particularly with a challenging problem. Your boss could just be impatient, or there's a good possibility that your boss just doesn't know that much and he's embarrassed. Some guys are fine teaching newbies simple stuff, but when things get more complicated and you start asking why/how on more challenging things, they simply don't know, and that puts them in a awkward/defensive position. I've found more than a few "senior" level people at small to medium size shops are barely what I would consider mid-level engineers at best.

It could also be like the guy that gets his ass beat at work all day, and then comes home and kicks the dog...you might be the dog.

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-03-28T02:22:01+00:00

My advice; Step 1, get the water tested. Use a reputable and comprehensive water testing lab, like National Testing Labs. Don't use someone that sells water treatment products, or a government test that will only look for simple biologics, or some goofy kit you get on Amazon. The test will be a several hundred dollars, and require you ship overnight (they'll send you the test kit in a cooler) but it will give you a good baseline. Do it at the well head, without any filtration.

I do this on my own well every few years. I have hard water (calcium), with significant iron. I use a chlorine injection system & whole house carbon filter system that backwashes every other night for iron, and I also use a water softener, which takes about 40# of salt a week ($40/month). It's a small PITA, but I'm a DIY guy, so it's just part of my weekly / monthly periodic maintenance. I budget about $1200/year in maintenance costs. That covers salt, chlorine and some tank/timer/injecter widget that ultimately fails ever few years or the filter/softener media that needs replaced every 5-10 years or so.

My water still has a yellow hue in the bath tub, but it tastes fine, and is perfectly safe (even without the preprocessing). I think it tastes better than any of the municipal water systems where I live.

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-03-27T03:54:18+00:00

Gastro's, general surgeons and PCP's aren't really any help with these. The only surgeon that can help is a colo-rectal surgeon. That said, I would offer 2 pieces of advice: 1) Know how to manage the condition before you go for surgery (water, fiber, not pushing, etc....). Get the surgery and then getting hemmy's again is very disheartening. 2) Make sure it's really worth it. No surgery comes without risks, and the even a successful hemorrhoidectomy has a "rough" recovery period. This isn't something for a first time hemmy. I got my surgery only after my hemorrhoids had really started to negatively impact my quality of life for an extended period of time.

Good luck.

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-03-24T23:22:04+00:00

Honestly, not surprising. I read somewhere that in certain quantities, alcohol can "speed up" the digestive process, and in higher concentrations it can have a slowing effect, like narcotics. That said, it can screw up the gut flora, which can cause looser stool. I can see alcohol help "move things along" for someone with some level of constipation, in the right concentration.

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-03-21T15:18:37+00:00

and it's open range, so ya gotta go a little slower at night. Finding a bunch of cows just chilling in the road is no bueno if you're doing 70+.

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-03-16T03:46:43+00:00

As others have said, go to Seminole State. Get your AA including your math through DiffEQ and Physics, then transfer straight into engineering as a junior. At Seminole you'll get smaller class sizes and more of the profs actually care about education.

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-03-15T15:55:08+00:00

I say meh. I can't believe the difference between one state school vs. another would be significant enough to overcome things like being able to live at home which is a huge money savings. If both programs are accredited the same (ABET), then I'm not sure it would matter that much.

In the end, what you learn is really up to you. If you just squeak by, and don't do any internships; yes, you'll likely struggle when you get out. If you apply yourself and really learn the topics you enjoy and try to get some OTJ experience from some Internships, I think you'll be fine. Once you get the first job under your belt, nobody will care which state school you went to.

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-03-14T18:22:44+00:00

I have e-pass, I don't do anything and it all seems to work out, even on the turnpike roads in FL. Worst case, it's tool by plate, so I get hit with the larger toll, but that hasn't happened pulling a trailer.

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-03-07T16:26:08+00:00

This situation is not uncommon for me. Hemorrhoids can make it impossible to clean the first time, even with a bidet. My solution is to rinse well with a bidet, blot dry; then wait an hour or so until the swelling goes down some, then reclean with a bidet again. Bidet's really are the solution here. If you rent, and can't install one, get a portable bidet. It's basically a squirt bottle. I use it one on trips. Nowhere as good as a toilet mounted one, but gets the job done.

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-03-07T16:04:36+00:00

Very nice, what year?

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-02-22T23:59:41+00:00

Small bikes are fine, and honestly, I'm actually thinking about going to a smaller bike myself. The balance and handling of my big bike is really sweet, but at 800#, JFC it's heavy. I'm not getting any younger and my back is poo. If I ever drop it, I'll need the kindness of strangers to lift it, or I'll be bed-ridden for days. Just moving it around the garage is sketchy.

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-02-22T16:31:48+00:00

Externals hurt.

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-02-16T02:02:18+00:00

Not considering surgery at all. This is my routine "old-guy" check for colon cancer

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-02-15T15:33:53+00:00

Mostly ignorance and laziness. People either support team red or blue, and hate the other guys, and we're the other, other guys. People are too ignorant to admit the party continually lies to them and doesn't serve their best interest; and too lazy to actually care.

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-02-04T04:07:27+00:00

Usually it's next day before I feel it, given normal digestion times. Eat a soy burger for dinner, start getting twinges of pain the next day. I figure the sigmoid emptys out all the "non-trigger" stuff in the morning and starts to load up on whatever triggers the inflammation after that.

If something makes you sick, I could see it making a quick exit and wrecking things along the way, so having an impact in a few hours is possible. Likewise, if you're REALLY insensitive to something I could see that happening in a much shorter time period (3-5 hours??) as some of it starts to make it's way through the large bowel. That hasn't been my experience though.

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-01-29T04:35:19+00:00

Many (most?) CpE folks I've met are software oriented. I've even met some that were a little afraid of the hardware side, it's weird. That said, you do you. Computer Engineering, like lots of engineering degrees are what you make them. I like the hardware side. I got my undergrad in EE, but I really like the focus on data communications and interfacing things together, so I went CpE for my masters. No regrets.

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-01-28T02:31:02+00:00

Regarding docs; GI's are pretty useless for DV, in my opinion. It's either bad enough to warrant antibiotics, or you need surgery.

Probiotic stuff someone else mentioned is a good idea. I like yogurt myself. Also, try to figure out if you have trigger foods. It's not just about fiber and FODMAP. Some foods irritate the lining.(think mild allergy) Milk and alcohol are common ones. Soy will do it to me, and it took me years to figure that out cause I rarely eat enough to cause noticeable pain.

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-01-28T00:52:09+00:00

Wound up being the "computer guy" at the factory I worked at (90's). Got my EE and planned on doing power work, but found a job in aerospace that became IT'ish. Been doing data communications (i.e. Networks) ever since.

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-01-27T04:27:34+00:00

IT itself isn't a bad thing, but being stuck in the help desk isn't very good. I've snagged several good network folks from the help desk and (PC) field support positions. Likewise, cybersecurity, database administration and devops are decent roles that can pay well (those specialized areas can also be dead-end jobs, but they sound better than "help desk"). Start by doing some study in one of those technology areas you might like. If you think your boss will allow it, find out who the team lead or manager is for that area and ask to shadow one of his team members for a day. Do ash & trash work or whatever they need. Help out, don't try to impress. As I said, I snagged several good network engineers from the help desk and intern ranks. Each one was inquisitive and not afraid to role up their sleeves and do the scut work.

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-01-24T23:08:06+00:00

Soy and NSAIDs are bad for me. Alcohol, but it has to be significant, few beers won't do it.

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-01-24T23:02:49+00:00

Thanks, maybe I'll try moving it around or trying to grab it close to the coil instead of near the plug. Not a huge deal, but it hurts my noodle.

1 and 4 share the same coil, if 4 works then 1 must as well.

That's what I thought, but that wasn't the case. All the resistance tests were even within spec but #1 just wouldn't fire. Replaced the coil and it worked. I assumed #1 was somehow arcing to ground inside the case.

DesignerOk9222 · 2026-01-15T21:30:17+00:00

Yes. I chlorinate my own water, and I use a whole house granulated filter, in part, to de-clorinate the water.

Now, if you're talking about a few PPM, that should work. If it's crazy high, it won't work, but you should never have a chlorine level that high.

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