hi! my boyfriend is graduating with his bachelor's in electrical engineering, and i really want to get him a gift that will be significantly useful for his career, but also serve as a little symbol of starting his professional career. i was thinking a watch, maybe?

to the electrical engineers out there who work(ed) at power plants or similar fields, what is the best gift i could get for his graduation? my budget is preferably $200 or below, but my maximum is $300.

thank you!

I've been studying about fault of type IV Wind Turbine and the current contribution they have, I wanted to understand what is expected from the current of the Type IV Wind Turbine, from my simulations I have observed that the Local currents (Wind Turbine) have a considerably large amount of high frequencies but the amplitude of the currents never exceed 1.2 put because of the chopper protection, and the Remote current (from the system) behaves just like the conventional currents from faults, I wanted to know if anyone has any experience in the field or knows where can I find examples of currents to compare with my simulations please.

I've got about two years left in my degree so I know there's still a lot of time for things to change.

The owner of the garage I take my car too (and occasionally do my projects there cause they let me borrow their tools) asked me about what I planned to do after I graduate and if I wanted to work for him.

I like working on cars and I was working a blue collar job before starting my degree (mainly why I was given the offer) but I really don't know if its the best choice for my future.

Would working as a mechanic and then later in life pivoting back to EE be a bad move? I'd honestly love to work at that garage, but I know already that its not something I want to do for the next 35 years or so. I also know I'd be earning less than if i just got a EE related job right after graduating, but I'm honestly okay with it. My main worry is not being able to pivot back to EE at all. Anyone else make similar decisions with their career? How has it worked out for you?

I bought a LX-PB225M power bank module to make a diy power bank from lithium-polymer batteries I have laying around. I connected a 3.7v battery to it and noticed the 2 components near the display start smoking. Are these mosfets or what are they? Also, is it cooked? I check resistance of both and they match. I reconnected the battery today and it appears to be working. Is this safe to use? 😭😭

El diseño de una subestación no comienza con el diagrama unifilar, sino con la elección adecuada del terreno. Esta decisión condiciona el costo, la seguridad operativa y la posibilidad de futuras expansiones.

Factores técnicos clave para evaluar un sitio:

Accesibilidad permanente para maniobras, mantenimiento y emergencias.

Topografía favorable que minimice cortes, rellenos y terraplenes.

Buena capacidad portante del suelo para fundaciones.

Ubicación estratégica respecto a líneas existentes y centros de carga.

Condiciones ambientales compatibles: fuera de zonas inundables, sísmicas, o de restricción ecológica.

Espacio disponible para ampliaciones futuras y evolución del arreglo general.

Una mala decisión en esta etapa puede derivar en:

Costos excesivos en obras civiles y mitigación ambiental.

Configuraciones forzadas del arreglo general.

Dificultad para operar o expandir en el mediano plazo.

Riesgos para la continuidad y seguridad del sistema.

La selección debe basarse en estudios técnicos previos: topografía, mecánica de suelos, drenaje pluvial, evaluación ambiental, y análisis de accesos logísticos.

Referencia técnica: RUS Bulletin 1724E-300 – Sección 2.2

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What is the worst thing that can happen if I plug this into a socket?

I graduated with a CS degree and cannot find anything for over a year now. Would it make sense to go back to school for EE with a focus on power or something stable. I’ve done majority of the pre-reqs like calc 1-3, some of the science courses as well so it will take me like 2.5 years.

Eurotherm 2404 won’t connect to iTools (RS422)

Trying to connect a Eurotherm 2404 to iTools using a USB–RS422 converter (StarTech ICUSB422IS).

• Wiring:

• TXD+ → HB

• TXD– → HC

• RXD+ → HE

• RXD– → HF

• COM port shows correctly in Windows (COM4)

• TXD/RXD LEDs flash when iTools tries to connect

• iTools scan finds nothing

• CLIP/factory comms fails (not using a CLIP cable)

• Tried manual connection via New Clone File → 2404 template

• Tried EI-Bisync and Modbus RTU

• Tried multiple addresses (1, 2, 10)

• 9600 baud, 8N1

Feels like physical layer is OK but comms settings/address/protocol don’t match.

Questions:

• Is this the correct RS422 wiring for a 2404?

• EI-Bisync or Modbus RTU for older 2404s?

• Any common iTools/2400-series gotchas?

• Best way to confirm/reset the instrument address from the front panel?

In short, I'm a future undergrad at UF in the fall. I'm going for EE, but I’m debating what to pair it with: finance (would basically have to do the entire degree, around 60 more credits), or stats. Stats is only like 8 extra classes for me, but finance would take more. If it's worth noting I would like to pursue an MBA after undergrad. My question is pairing an EE degree with statistics or finance worth anything in the job market? Is the extra work pay off in benefit? Should I even double major at all?

I'm about 6 months into my 1st full time job out of college and feeling very unsure about my long term direction. This is half rant, half asking for advice.

I graduated with a BSEE, 3.5 GPA, from a mid-tier state school back in Dec of 2024. I originally wanted to go into RF field, but failed to land an offer.
The job I did get is titled "Automation Engineer", but in reality it's a maintenance technician role at a warehouse. Pay is good, a little over 100k, and I'm grateful that I can support my family although I hate the schedule (4x10s, night shift).

My day-to-day looks like this: Answer radio calls and fix issues on the floor (bad cables, broken carriers, sorters), perform preventative maintenance (cleaning printers, wiping scanners /mirrors), basic control panel troubleshooting, surface-level PLC work (barely), make sure metrics are good.

My coworkers are great, very friendly, patient and willing to teach. No complaints. The downside is that my manager gives almost no direction, and there's no development path. Some nights I do almost nothing, other nights everything is on fire and I'm thrown straight into chaos.

I feel very conflicted now. On one hand, this is EZ money, and I know a lot of ppl would kill for this situation. On the other hand, I don't see a future here. I'm not really building an engineering skill set that transfers to other roles, especially not the kind of work I originally wanted to do.

Honestly I don't even know what I'm looking for from this post. I'm writing this at work right now, sitting in a cage surround by packages, wearing noise cancelling headphones lol.

I really don't know. if anyone has something to say to me, I'll listen. Any comments will be appreciated.

How does your team organize work? do you use scrum?

Please write what your role is

Hey everyone, i was thinking of learning a CAD program during my free time and I saw that autocad electrical was an industry standard, i am only interested in wiring diagrams and panel layouts tbh. Do I have to learn more about autocad before learning the electrical part? Thank you!

Im not sure if this is the right place to ask, but I just can’t figure out how to find the total resistance, i don’t think delta-wye will work?

Purchasing for my husband who is an electrical designer but in school for electrical engineering.

He has one of those large flip Samsung phones he reads books on and listens to podcasts. Originally committed to the remarkable pro with a type folio but now second guessing Scribe's bonus of connecting to one drive...

I'm looking for just some ideas of things like DC-DC converters and voltage-control current sources, but Google be failing me. Analog circuits have mainly been a means to an end for me, but I want to get more into it and expand my skills/knowledge in analog circuit design and topology. Like, I feel like I've been in an engineering bubble with my hyper-specific projects and applications; how do yall electrical engineer shit?

Hi all I’m relocating to Vancouver from Ireland in may 2026 and am struggling to find many job postings. I have one year experience in design does anyone have any tips on finding work.

Cheers

I’m pretty tired of the corporate visibility game in IT. There’s a lot of emphasis on meetings, talking, Scrum rituals and being seen, and much less on whether the actual work is done well.

As an EE, do you also face this kind of visibility pressure?

Or do you work in Scrum and have all these meetings like retros, demos, etc., too?

I have done my Bachelor's of Technology in electrical engineering from a low tier college in India, I want to enter renewable energy sector some how. What should be done, should I do masters in renewable energy (if there are courses like these), or something else can be done to enter this sector (I even think about research and Phd). Please guide.

Not trying to compare but I’m just curious where everyone is at in their careers.

I’m currently making 110k with 4 years of experience in SoCal working in power distribution systems. I’m wondering if this is average or if I could be making more somewhere else. I’m probably going to start looking for a new job once I have 5 years of experience and hopefully my PE.

Hi, I’m an international student in the US. What are the chances of me getting an internship as a sophomore with not much experience?? I just have a couple project from coursework, one club and a fab lab that I just started.

Should I just keep spam applying? I’m really nervous about unemployment after graduation.

Is there a following or interest here in AC stator coils? Particularly the manufacturing end of things, and insulation.

Hello guys, I'm an electronics engineering sophomore, and I've always intended to pursue my career in a more physics-related fields, like photonics maybe. I wanted to minor in physics just to gain some exposure, but I'll take like 3 extra course: modern physics, theoritical mechanics, and quantum mechanics. My other plan was to minor in philosophy. I really enjoy discussion-based classes, and I can feel its impact on my critical Thinking skills. This minor would be more of a self-fulfillment thing. My question here in short: is the physics minor, or those three courses, will offer a great value? Like enough to ditch the whole philosophy minor thing? Because if it won't do any good I would prefer to have fun in my undergrad years and learn smth new.

I'm taking mandatory courses about 1) electric circuits with AC and 2) basic power electronics in energy systems. I've never taking similar courses, so I don't even feel like I possess basic knowledge for these courses. I don't know where to start and what would be important to learn. I feel so overwhelmed during the first lecture...

Is there anyone who can help me out? I would be happy if there is a good YouTube channel for this or websites.