Recent content by Old Tele man

Back to circuit characteristics: VOLTAGE is same across paralleled devices; CURRENTS are (typically) different in each paralleled path, however.

Just for the "record," remember that Arizona annually experiences a summertime "monsoon" (mid-July through end-September) with sudden, abrupt, dark/cloudy skies, raining "cats & dogs," at exactly the same time that A/C-units are running most. That kinda shoots the heck out of "planned" load...

Placing Hall-effect sensors on each current leg, and monitoring their outputs on a multi-trace oscilloscope might be helpful.

Basically, correcting the PF of a single fractional-hp motor, within the larger picture of total home PF -- is like a raindrop affecting ocean salinity -- there are much larger PF-sources (refrigerator, A/C, fans, power company transformers, etc., etc..) in the big picture. I believe you'll...

True, when the company is NOT truly looking for candidates but rather merely "meeting Federal/State Hiring Requirements" by posting the position (which, unfortunately happens WAY too often). My point was: turn each interview opportunity into a concurrent "information gathering" opportunity...

Might this article help? http://www.eaton.com/ecm/groups/public/@pub/@electrical/documents/content/sa02607001e.pdf But, also, be aware of this aspect of "home" PF-correction: http://www.nlcpr.com/Deceptions1.php

...a side-effect of our fleeting moon's slowly increasing orbital distance.

Have you tried politely asking the interviewer "If you can, what specifically is the "fit" this position is seeking?" It won't help THIS interview, but might provide you with insight into what "hidden" aspects the company is seeking, and thus (possibly) aid you with future applications?

"BANNED" ANALOGY -- What good is a "black hole" if things went both IN and OUT?

We weren't 'allowed' to drop anyone until after the Full-Time Student Equivalent (FTES) report period...so, the college got "credit" for everyone before the numbers "dropped" due to combined student disinterest and failing academic grade attritions happened. However, for baccalaureate degrees...

Me thinks that maybe 'CurveFit Tracer' could be used to turn vacuum tube operating curves into useable mathematical equations! Has anybody tried this?

Just wandered into provide a link to an old, little-known, RCA book on vacuum tubes in answer to a question about triode operation equations and specifically the little-known "perveance" parameter.

There is an excellent RCA in-house-published book, ELECTRON TUBE DESIGN, 1962, with information on what affects/determines a vacuum tube's "perveance." See specifically pages 753-760: http://www.tubebooks.org/Books/Atwood/RCA 1962 Electron Tube Design.pdf