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boards.ie Burst Firing Module  
02:09 28-Oct-07   [Replies: 5, Views: 137]    By: <Missing>
Can someone explain what this is exactly? I cant find a definition of what it is anywhere on the internet. My understanding of it is that its a power controller that operates in "bursts"...
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PhysicsForums Australian research reactor fuel problem  
23:43 25-Oct-07   [Replies: 9, Views: 203]    By: Unnamed
Any ideas about the causes of the incident at the new Australian research reactor (OPAL) where some fuel plates in some of the assemblies were found to be elevated? I.e., translated vertically upwards...
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PhysicsForums How to find neutron capture and fission cross section  
11:05 25-Oct-07   [Replies: 5, Views: 78]    By: Unnamed
I'm writing a paper on Thorium utilization in nuclear reactors. In this connection I'm looking for figures which describe the neutron capture and neutron fission cross sections over a wide energy r...
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boards.ie Vacuum bagging materials  
21:20 23-Oct-07   [Replies: 5, Views: 163]    By: chris85
Hey, Looking for materials/supplies to do some vacuum bagging. Need to find the materials such as bagging films, peel ply, breather fabric. I have been onto a few companies and they are gi...
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PhysicsForums Alpha Gloveboxes  
15:17 22-Oct-07   [Replies: 4, Views: 117]    By: Unnamed
Why do alpha gloveboxes require so much shielding? Do alpha particle interactions create high energy electrons which produce Bremsstrahlung radiation or is it the high activity producing greater qua...
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boards.ie FÁS Safe Pass - why so long of a wait?  
13:20 21-Oct-07   [Replies: 7, Views: 175]    By: Myth
Quite simple really, I've just completed the safe pass course (huzzah and all that) and I was informed that it will take up to 13 weeks (if I'm lucky) to send me out my card. Doesn't anyone know e...
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PhysicsForums When to use Laplace & Fourier Series/Transforms  
01:11 21-Oct-07   [Replies: 1, Views: 46]    By: Unnamed
Hello all, This is my first post and this seems like an awesome community. As my first post for the forums, I would like to know the following: In my classes I learned the Laplace and Fourier...
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PhysicsForums multimeter resistance  
00:59 21-Oct-07   [Replies: 1, Views: 96]    By: Unnamed
Hi I have this lab about exploring rectifier diode and zener diode. I have this question I have problem to answer. "You measured the current through the diode (rectifier diode) and voltage ...
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PhysicsForums Is this correct?  
12:49 20-Oct-07   [Replies: 8, Views: 210]    By: Unnamed
I was reading a bit on General Atomics homepage and found this. http://gt-mhr.ga.com/graphites_all.html [http://gt-mhr.ga.com/graphites_all.html]> (bolds added by me) Quote:...
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PhysicsForums 100HZ signal producing  
07:55 20-Oct-07   [Replies: 2, Views: 105]    By: Unnamed
One electromotor serviceman who worked in a small workshop needed an ac power supply with 100HZ frequency. He knew that in synchronous generator, if the magnetic flux of the field system is distribu...
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boards.ie PI for Engineers  
14:52 19-Oct-07   [Replies: 2, Views: 265]    By: kearnsr
My story! [http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-get-a-girl-who-is-way-out-of-your-league./]> Its not really me ...
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PhysicsForums Help with a simple amplifier design for an audio signal.  
10:45 19-Oct-07   [Replies: 4, Views: 85]    By: Unnamed
Hi, I'm designing an amplifier and need help with some basic ideas (Filtering is already taken care of). My main question is bolded. The output is an audio signal, and it drives an 8 ohm speaker. ...
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Vex Fan Forum Why Vex fails its customers and will not be a wider success  
16:46 18-Oct-07   [Replies: 3, Views: 1227]    By: vencetti
I am a fan of Vex. I will admit I am a business person by trade, not a robotics expert. Vex has been out close to two years now. Vex is a great set of components in itself. I am sure I will take a...
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boards.ie Combining Engineering with law or other discipline  
15:33 18-Oct-07   [Replies: 5, Views: 283]    By: A Primal Nut
Just wondering people's opinion on doing a postgraduate in something completely different after I complete my degree electronic and electrical engineering this year. I've been told before that eng...
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PhysicsForums Developing a simple program to solve the diffusion equation  
23:47 17-Oct-07   [Replies: 31, Views: 426]    By: Unnamed
Hi there, I'm looking for an algorithm which describes the numeric solution to solve the diffusion equation (1D or 2D). I've taken a look on some text book such as Hamilton and Henry ones but I didn...
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PhysicsForums Delta-to-Y, Y-to-Delta  
22:26 17-Oct-07   [Replies: 0, Views: 34]    By: Unnamed
I'm really having troubles figuring this stuff out. Here's a question and what I've done.. a) Calculate current through R5 b) Determine Voltage across R5 I haven't gotten a) yet so haven't ev...
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boards.ie Major issues for Engineers  
19:32 17-Oct-07   [Replies: 14, Views: 646]    By: mawk
ok.. so hypothetically speaking, and therefore not able to get me in trouble or fired... I'd like to ask any professional engineers on the board what issues or opinions they have on how the govern...
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Vex Fan Forum Favourite Candy  
20:37 16-Oct-07   [Replies: 0, Views: 787]    By: basicxman
Please choose your favourite candy. Please dont tell me about other options because this is for fundraising and they only allow these. ...
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boards.ie Best Material to Use to Reduce Radiative Heat Transfer  
15:09 15-Oct-07   [Replies: 5, Views: 171]    By: franman
Hey guys, Just looking for some opinions. Looking at what materials would be best to reduce radiative heat transfer. Basically need something that would wrap around a carboardbox and stop the cont...
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PhysicsForums The protection system false operation  
07:40 15-Oct-07   [Replies: 2, Views: 52]    By: Unnamed
In an extra high voltage substation, the output overhead lines protected by standard protection system. That protection system contains high quality main and backup distance protection, sync/auto re...
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PhysicsForums Finding Thevenins equivlant using his thereom and nortons  
14:19 14-Oct-07   [Replies: 0, Views: 21]    By: Unnamed
Hi there, See attached for original circuit. Basically I need to find thevenins equivalent of the network. My attempt:- To find the resistor equivalent First of all I replaced all voltage sou...
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PhysicsForums help on BJT question  
23:42 13-Oct-07   [Replies: 9, Views: 175]    By: Unnamed
Please view the attached circuit. I will be appreciated for any suggested answer, thanks! Q1) Calculate the dc input resistance of the transistor amplifier shown in figure 1 below if the current ga...
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boards.ie The road to becoming a chartered engineer (civil)  
19:58 13-Oct-07   [Replies: 11, Views: 550]    By: breadmonkey
I'm just curious about how one actually becomes a chartered engineer. Do you pick up the know-how purely from work? What is involved in terms of exams? Are the exams specialized (e.g. brid...
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boards.ie Where can you buy safety gear for sites?  
18:27 13-Oct-07   [Replies: 4, Views: 231]    By: Alsatian_Cousin
Hi, i'm a civil engineering student and next week we are going on our first site visit. We need to buy hard hats, boots and hi -vis jackets but I haven't got a clue where to get them. Any ideas? I...
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Vex Fan Forum VEX with GPS  
17:20 13-Oct-07   [Replies: 2, Views: 973]    By: dasmoenator
Does anyone know how or if it's possible to use GPS to control a VEX bot. I want to hook up my bot to a GPS receiver and then with pre-coded coordinates the robot navigates itself there using ultrason...
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