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    Star-Star Differential Protection

    If you already have REF elements on the HV & LV sides then your relay should be able to do phase differential too or at the least it has the CTs available and wired assuming it is one relay and not split between two. I do not see a reason not to omit it unless you would have to add another relay...
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    Would you put your career on hiatus, to attend a truly elite engineering university (MS or PhD)?

    I chose the university based on the programs available for the focus I needed in my industry. There were many holes in my education regarding to the industry I fell into because it is very different from focus of the industry that my undergrad was grooming me for being the auto industry. I saw...
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    Should I avoid head hunters?

    When I graduated with my BSEE I could only get the ear of Aerotek back in 2008 until I went to a job fair where I studied up on the employers and chose my current employer by asking the representative there multiple questions regarding they product, history, mission, anything I could think of...
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    Should I avoid head hunters?

    Thank you everyone for sharing you experieces and perspetives on recruiters. I am still with my original company mainly looking for opportunities and researching companies before I start actively applying and possibly engaging in conversations with recruiters. I do not expect any recruiter...
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    Should I avoid head hunters?

    As MacgyverS2000 mentions I have not had any in the past ask for exclusivity when looking into opportunities they have brought to me and I would not agree to it since that seems like a request for trust that I would not be able to reasonably expect in return. Not to say there aren't any trust...
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    Should I avoid head hunters?

    Thank you for the replies. I do plan on researching the firms thuroughly before even interviewing with them, that is how I landed my current job from just a job fair by asking company & industry specific questions instead of just dropping off a resume. I guess it will always be a test of how...
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    Should I avoid head hunters?

    Long time lurker first time thread starter so please excuse any transgressions that might follow.... I have been with my current employer for over 6 years and see the signs it is time to move on do to management changes that I do not see as being any good for my department in the future. There...
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    Oversize Primary Fuse on Transformer

    I would expect the 125% is so the transformer can operate at full load without blowing a fuse but inrush could be about ~10 times the full load of the tranformer so I wouldn't consider it is setup to "allow for inrush."

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