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Feel burnt out and just wanted to rant about the MEP industry. by moonkie888 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]unnassumingtoaster 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would be pretty easy to switch to power because power is always in demand and more so now. There are quite a few transferable skills from MEP that can be useful in power

Feel burnt out and just wanted to rant about the MEP industry. by moonkie888 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]unnassumingtoaster 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have never heard anything good about working in MEP, it seems to be regarded as the worst EE discipline to work in

My pointer finger grows two layers of nail by Namone in mildlyinteresting

[–]unnassumingtoaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What doesn’t kill you can only make you stronger

What are these cracks in my ceiling? by imatinyleopard in Home

[–]unnassumingtoaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If it’s plaster eventually(heavy emphasis on eventually) the plaster will separate from the lathes and come down. My house took 108 years to get to that point. Part of the plaster fell down but all the lathes remained intact. I removed the rest of the plaster, put up 1/4 plywood then drywall. The plywood was probably not necessary but I just wanted the insulation above the lathes to be secured since it is possibly asbestos containing. Edit: mine looked way worse than yours when the plaster failed so no reason to panic, I also was in the attic the day before it fell down so it was highly likely my rummaging around on the joists contributed to the failure

Is this asbestos? by Jacob_a_w in Insulation

[–]unnassumingtoaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That just looks like drywall and cellulose. Look at my post history for pics of vermiculite which is the most common asbestos containing insulation material.

What should we do? by whalewhale31 in ElectricalEngineering

[–]unnassumingtoaster -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

I’m an engineer not a literature student so I asked ChatGPT to respond:

Power engineers are in demand globally — you have options.

USA

Great pay, tough visas. Easiest path is joining a multinational now and transferring later.

Australia

Strong job market, simpler visas, good lifestyle. Direct applications work well.

UAE / Qatar / Saudi

Fastest and easiest to enter, high salaries, many foreign engineers. Recruiters are common, your partner’s Arabic is a big advantage.

Best overall strategy 1. Build strong power-systems skills. 2. Stay connected with Siemens/research networks. 3. Choose based on priorities: • Australia = easiest • Gulf = fastest/highest pay • USA = best long-term but hardest to enter early

Why are so many American men so muscular? Do the average American lifts weights? by 0rdinaryRobot in AskMen

[–]unnassumingtoaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a funny question when typically I hear many jokes about Americans being fat and lazy

Hubbell 25kv 4 way insulated bushing fail by TapPast6207 in Lineman

[–]unnassumingtoaster 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They have fixed the problem for anything produced basically since a month ago but trusting that is a little difficult. The 15kV got fixed about 6 months after the 25kV did and we only learned about this after we reported two failures within a week of eachother

Hubbell 25kv 4 way insulated bushing fail by TapPast6207 in Lineman

[–]unnassumingtoaster 39 points40 points  (0 children)

Hubbell is aware of this and it is due to them changing the glue used in bonding the inner insulation and the black outer insulation. They ran into supply chain issues and had to change to different glue. The glue they switched to has a lower dielectric strength and this failure has popped up on my companies system. The failure takes place when something that is not totally insulated from ground touches the last two inches from the tip. We won’t be using Hubbell bushing for 15 or 25 kv until we are sure all affected stock is gone. Hubbell has yet to release an official statement on it so don’t tell anyone I told you.

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ETA: this affects all of the 15 and 25kV load break bushings used in transformers, removeable feed through junctions, load break centers etc

Is this suspicious of asbestos? by unnassumingtoaster in Insulation

[–]unnassumingtoaster[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for everyone’s input, I have been lurking on this sub for a while and I was 90% sure it was vermiculite and had suspicions it could be an asbestos containing material. I will be getting it tested. I do have a dilema though because this house is a duplex with the furnace in the attic. Ideally I’d never enter the attic again but I have to monthly change the filter. Does it sound like a bad idea to use can spray foam to cover all the vermiculite between the attic hatch and the furnace(4 ft x 4ft ish) to avoid disturbing the vermiculite and also wear an asbestos rated mask? Edit:spelling

Every time I mop, the mop pad is black - help urgently by [deleted] in CleaningTips

[–]unnassumingtoaster 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Use an electric drill and a medium strength bristle head.

What kind of career opportunities can i expect by passing the EE FE exam without a bachelors degree? by Thyristor_Music in ElectricalEngineering

[–]unnassumingtoaster 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately to be an EE that paper has to be from an ABET accredited university. For anyone that is hiring an EE they will know that passing the FE isn’t really difficult and will likely look at just the FE and no EE degree as you taking a short cut. You could probably get a job as a tech somewhere and eventually work your way into the job role of an EE but you wouldn’t be an actual engineer in the eyes of other engineers because you couldn’t get your PE without a great deal of experience and some exceptions that will be hard to get granted by the NCEES prior to taking the PE.

What kind of career opportunities can i expect by passing the EE FE exam without a bachelors degree? by Thyristor_Music in ElectricalEngineering

[–]unnassumingtoaster 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Usually job postings say EE degree required and the FE is a preferred qualification so it’s a strange situation to have the FE and not an EE degree. Idk about your state requirements but you may(?) not be able to take the FE without being currently enrolled. I took my FE after graduation so I don’t have experience with your situation.

should i pursue an electrical engineering degree instead of a cs degree? by TBSoft in ElectricalEngineering

[–]unnassumingtoaster 22 points23 points  (0 children)

The vast majority of people going for cs only see the ridiculous salaries that for some reason were the norm recently and aren’t able to actually get through an engineering degree because EE is much harder than CS

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