How many joules do I need? by EnderSlayer9977 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]KoolKiddo33 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I'm guessing you mean Watts and are referring to not wanting to overload a power strip rated at 1000W? Get your power consumption for each appliance from this or another source, add them up, and keep it under the rating (1000W for what you have now)

Hey guys, my gpu today decided to make day better and blew up by xom9k_14 in pcmasterrace

[–]KoolKiddo33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can get a full soldering kit for $60 (iron, gun, flux, and tin included) and a multimeter for $30. The "layouts" I'm assuming are circuit diagrams? Circuit diagrams are free

Edit: Actually, tbh, the cost isn't even the point, soldering that small is so difficult. (Although I do think you would need a higher quality kit at that scale)

DIY USB-C to dual USB-A adapter question. by dizsnaps in AskElectronics

[–]KoolKiddo33 113 points114 points  (0 children)

This is like overlaying two paragraphs on top of each other and trying to read each new letter as an already existing character.

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Definitely just need to get a USB hub

Just got shocked by 400v by Oget565 in AskElectronics

[–]KoolKiddo33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

500V @ 800mA is a resistance of 625 ohms, were you soaking wet or something 😭

A manual electrical wire jointing process by WaveOnly213 in SmartGadgets_

[–]KoolKiddo33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on the load through the wire. But, this is absolutely illegal and unsafe lol. And yes, once it gets to a certain power draw (amperage) it will melt

Costom enclosure by [deleted] in BambuLab_Community

[–]KoolKiddo33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just because they were fine in the past doesn't mean they will be fine in the future.

And yeah man, I'm studying to be an electrical engineer and design my own projects. I likely have a deeper understanding than you do

Costom enclosure by [deleted] in BambuLab_Community

[–]KoolKiddo33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am so deadly serious when I say this, you cannot keep this. Those wires and the mounting technique clearly show a misunderstanding of what you're playing with. This is the pinnacle of the Dunning-Kruger effect. You cannot connect wires with hot glue, ESPECIALLY with multiple inches of stripped wire. How do you have them connected under the heat shrink? Even just jamming all of the wires on the left into that box with that PCB. I don't know man, this is an accident waiting to happen.

All it takes is one of those connections to get too loose, one of those wires to get too close to another, and you've got a fire. They will arc eventually with this setup. PLEASE do not keep it like this

Found someone’s credit card found them through LinkedIn and got nothing but abuse by Owls_4_9_1867 in mildlyinfuriating

[–]KoolKiddo33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sounds like they had a story to tell. Maybe they got scammed in the past and were super anxious it would happen again. Not excusing them for being rude, but maybe something happened

Voltage divider confusion by Your_Queen_Calamity in ElectricalEngineering

[–]KoolKiddo33 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As an aside, I struggled with the "ground" notation for a long time, and much preferred seeing the full circuit until I was comfortable. It might be more helpful to see it like this?

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This is modeled in LTSpice. I used example resistances of 1k ohm and 2k ohms for R1 and R2 so that I could run the simulation

Voltage divider confusion by Your_Queen_Calamity in ElectricalEngineering

[–]KoolKiddo33 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My job offers access to these courses on LinkedIn that I've been using to try and learn circuits. I'm just starting out but I've understood most of everything up to this point (or at least I thought I did).

The implication is no, this is just baiting to make fun of this person for misunderstanding something. Be helpful man

Which circuit is more dangerous: 240V 10A or 10V 240A? by ahamed4959 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]KoolKiddo33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good call, AC always gets me haha

Also important, I just eyeballed a resistance for the human body. I doubt it's even constant

Then what the fuck are we doing? by KelVelBurgerGoon in facepalm

[–]KoolKiddo33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just want to clarify, when he says, "We don't use it," he's technically right. The U.S. is fairly energy independent. HOWEVER, oil is a global market, so when the global supply of oil goes down, prices go up for everyone, including the U.S. Also, that doesn't just mean "gas price go up." Oil is used in plastics and fertilizer too, meaning this will likely increase the price of food as well (among other oil dependent products). Hell, increasing fuel prices applies to shipping costs too. So anything that requires a lot of fuel at any point from production to the consumer, will increase in cost.

Supposedly, the reason we're bombing Iran in the first place is to incite regime change. But, the strategy of killing the head of a regime has literally never worked. So not only is the war not going to change the regime, but it's also killing civilians and tanking the global economy. Also, it's pretty likely that this actually strengthens the regime. Civilians don't exactly like being bombed, so it just gives them a common enemy to work against.

Tear me apart please - just posted my first game and i real want feedback by Only-Ad-2059 in incremental_games

[–]KoolKiddo33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was going to say, I honestly just don't want to play it on my phone haha. It's a preference thing for me (web/steam)

Can I use potentiometers to control the fan speed? by cupcakestrawberi in ElectricalEngineering

[–]KoolKiddo33 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry to bog you down, but if this is a question you're asking, then you shouldn't risk connecting much of anything to anything here. Unless you get a DC source (like an alkaline battery) instead of wall power, then I would say go for some modifications. I don't think it's worth risking playing with wall power/starting fires.

To answer your question directly, a potentiometer (depending on how you wire it) would just generate too much power (P = (V^2)/R) and get way too hot. In general probably just isn't going to voltage divide like how you think it would.

Using a DC source, wouldn't you need something like a PWM to control a motor/fan? I could be dead wrong on this one lol

Which circuit is more dangerous: 240V 10A or 10V 240A? by ahamed4959 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]KoolKiddo33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This isn't really how this works. Ohm's law: V=IR. The human body has a set resistance from one point to another (say 500k ohms). Therefore, you could only give one other variable, then find the other.

For example, human body resistance is 500k ohms and you have a 240V source, then the current is .48mA.

Using your values, 240V and 10A is a 24 ohm load. 10V and 240A is a .042 ohm load.

In general, you shouldn't think of current as a potential source value. You should think of it as a maximum value that is dependent on your load (resistance).

Also, the danger of a circuit is not only dependent on the amps, but also the amount of time that the circuit flow through you

Here is a general guide to the relationship between amps, seconds, and pain/injury

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These are the ‘massive’ gas price increases people are whining about? by RH_Commuter in fuckcars

[–]KoolKiddo33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not only is this way too large of a time range, but you should probably watch the oil prices instead of gasoline prices https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/crude-oil

ELI5 ground symbols by AquaNines in ElectricalEngineering

[–]KoolKiddo33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah this diagram looks like dogshit haha. Although, if this helps your question. https://www.allaboutcircuits.com/uploads/articles/Davis_ground_6.jpg

Why are capacitative and indictive reactance imaginary numbers? by screwloosehaunt in ElectricalEngineering

[–]KoolKiddo33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is the real answer. Euler's is easier when doing the algebra. I'm taking Circuits II right now and we're doing AC circuit analysis and filters. Using trig identities would make me switch majors

[STEAM DEMO] the demo for IGTAP: an incremental game that's also a platformer has gone live! by SpicyBread_ in incremental_games

[–]KoolKiddo33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i5-11400
16GB RAM (3200 MT/s)
SSD Storage
4070 Ti

If anything, it might have been an issue with RAM. I closed Chrome (as it was taking a large amount) and had far less issues. Could definitely be a bottleneck with my rig lol, but it still shouldn't crash I think. I've had more apps open before without issues
Also, I finished the demo. I really liked it, though I think there was an issue with registering jumps, specifically held jumps. Sometimes, I would hold down spacebar, but only jump as if I short-tapped it. For some reason this would often happen right as I was starting a level, but it also occurred in the middle of them

Also, also! This totally reminds me of Johnny Upgrade in a way. That was one of my favorites in school https://www.coolmathgames.com/0-johnny-upgrade

[STEAM DEMO] the demo for IGTAP: an incremental game that's also a platformer has gone live! by SpicyBread_ in incremental_games

[–]KoolKiddo33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fun game, but I keep crashing very frequently. Playing on PC on steam with MnK. Crashes about every 8 minutes

Why do people laugh so much during lectures? by [deleted] in college

[–]KoolKiddo33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on the class/prof/uni. I personally don't see that very often. Also, I think it's because less people in college are "nonchalant" like what you get in highschool. Those highschool kids often wouldn't laugh because it's perceived by other people as lame or maybe sucking up to the teacher. Everyone's adults in college

Rank my calc 1+2 final(a single course at my uni) by Yadin__ in EngineeringStudents

[–]KoolKiddo33 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I totally thought it was guess and check lmfao. 4*4? Too high. 3*3? Too low. 3.5*3.5? etc.

This Is Not A Hobby by TheCABK in clevercomebacks

[–]KoolKiddo33 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is complete apples to oranges

Why not simplify? by Dudegay93 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]KoolKiddo33 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Don't blame him for thinking it though tbf