This thread (http://www.eng-tips.com/viewthread.cfm?qid=222190&page=1) got me thinking about a website I visited recently, www.glassdoor.com. It's a site that supposedly allows you to comment anonomously about your job, sallery, company, boss, etc.. No one from my company has any listings. I...
We're installing a rotating jib crane. On the crane is a 3 ton hoist that utilizes a 2hp, 3ph, 230VAC motor. The hoist is on a motorized trolly that has a 1/4hp, 3ph, 230VAC motor. The crane uses an pendant control with 4 buttons(up, down, left and right). The crane was manufactured by...
I'm searching for some OPC training. I would like to get some training for a few of our guys(PLC techs, instrumentation/combustion techs and EEs). I'd like to have the following included:
-What is OPC?
-How does it work?
-How to set up an OPC server?
-What are the avaliable clients?
-How to...
We are having a spare armature built for a 4000HP motor.
In the past, we've experienced problems with the commutator risers breaking at their welded joints. The risers are about 14" long.
We have retrofitted one of the existing motors with a riser support ring. The risers are tied to the...
I know this guy... who knows this girl... She has worked for her current employer for 10yrs and pulls 82K/yr. She accepted an offer from another company for 87K/yr. Before her 2 week notice was up, her boss called her into his office. "Would you mind telling me what your offer was", he...
What does everyone think about the upcoming requirement to have a BS Eng degree + 30 credit hours in order to sit for the PE exam? As a new PE (passed last April), I don't have a strong opinion on the subject. It seems like a pretty big change.
Here's the situation:
An upgrade on our equipment requires a new DC motor. The only available spare embeded conduit is 2 x 1". A 1" is big enough for the field leads(10AWG), but isn't big enough for the armature leads(2/0AWG). However we could split up the field and armature leads and put...
