Q:I have a 2000 Monte Carlo SS that is stock, as in no aftermarket radio/electrical equipment and the fuse for the a/c and cruise. I noticed it popped when I bought the car and each time i put the same size fuse in or a bigger one, it automatically pops. I pulled the dash apart and all of the connections are good so I'm not sure of where to go.

Go to an auto electric specialist. You've apparently got a dead short somewhere in the wiring for this circuit, and you're not going to fix it by replacing the fuse a dozen times.

Q:I have worked there as an electrical engineer but in design for a consultant. I would like to know what are the major things to account for (DB's, wires and cables, ducts, conduits.) and how to estimate them for a typical 6000sq.ft 2 floor villa

If you have the design drawings, you simply have to make a material take-off list. The main drawings are: General Layout Grounding Layout Electrical Equipment Layout / Schematic Riser Diagram (Fire Alarm) Lighting Layout At the very least, you need to have the General Layout drawings (to know how many rooms you've got) and you need to know the electrical levels since some houses might require 380/480 3-phase for elevators and large electrical equipment. Working room by room, you will estimate cable and conduit lengths, the number and specifications of the DBs, number of lights, outlets, switches, buzzers, intercoms, smoke detectors.

Q:If i were to give a hybrid vehicle to a teenager, and they decided to add a bunch of high powered electrical equipment:1. Does this utilize the same battery that the car motors use to propel the car.2. Do gas-electric hybrids have alternators capable of generating electricity while the car is running?3. What are the limitations of adding additional electrical accessories to the car? ie. DVD players, video screens, amplifiers, extra power outlets for laptops

1 Yes there is a seperate battery for auxillaries and a seperate battery that runs the electric motor/charger. 2 the alternator that runs the auxillaries is a normal 60 to 90 watt unit. It cannot charge the batteries that drive the car. 3 no differant than addind to a regular car.

Q:Is your MOS 52c? How is it?

Army equipment is often electrically powered. It's up to the Utilities Equipment Repairer-an essential member of the Army electrical maintenance team-to make sure all the electrical equipment remains in excellent working order. Utilities Equipment Repairers maintain and repair electrical equipment such as electric motors and electric tools. The Utilities Equipment Repairer is responsible for supervising and performing maintenance on utilities equipment and special purpose support systems. Some of your duties as a Utilities Equipment Repairer may include: Maintaining, testing, and repairing electric motors in many kinds of machines, such as lathes and pumps Inspecting and repairing electrical equipment Inspecting and repairing electric instruments, such as voltmeters Replacing worn gaskets and sealing in watertight electrical equipment Maintaining and repairing gasoline engine systems, air conditioner electrical systems and portable heater fuel/electrical systems SSG Schramm US Army 15 years OIF 2003

Q:im a freshman in high school and was wondering if i wanted to become some type of electrician in the navy what classes i should be taking, doing good in? also what is it like being in the navy and does everyone get in i really would like to become an electrician in the navy do i still have time to improve and meet my goals?

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Q:I want to use scientific equipment that will measure the electrical conductivity of water. I only want to electrocute the water and measure the current as a last resort.

water doesn't conduct electricity, the impurities in it do salt, chlorine, etc. distilled water has no conductivity.

Q:I need this for my class and I just need a site to start off with! Thanks

(1) Try: MSDS (wikipedia) (2) Also try: Electrical equipment in hazardous areas (wikipedia) It may depend on which country you live in. References and external links for (1) and (2) above are included.

Q:I know that it would destroy active electrical equipment but if the device had no electricity going through it at the time could it be affected?

Yes. So, the scene in the movie Broken Arrow where they're in the HMMW-V [aka humm-vee] is all wrong--as Hollywood physics usually is. The EMP provides enough damaging energy to create current in electrical ciruits which will fry them. Move a wire through a magnetic field and it will induce a current in the wire. Well the EMP is a very very very strong propigating magnetic field. The only way around this is to have a shielded device. The shielding provides a way for the energy of the EMP to discharge away from the device wihtout damaging the internal components. A shielded radio looks like a mouse upgraded to elephant standards. An example of EMP was the solar storm that hit Canada in I think the late 1980s. First the energy fried large parts of the power grid by causing transformers and even some wires to just explode. After the power was gone, not just out but gone from certain buildings and homes, there were incidents of lamps getting bright, dimming, going off, bright, dimmming and off again. All the energy that was re-lighting them was residual effects of the energy in the grid from the EMP or solar storm.

Q:I want to get into a field that involves fixing electrical equipment. I have always loved taking apart things like my Xbox/Playstation/cell phone so I could fixing them when they broke and I would like to further this into a career. What type of field should I study in order to pursue this goal? I am a student at the University of Arizona, so if you know of any programs there that would help a lot.

None, depending on how or where you work. If you work for yourself you don't need any degree at all. You need to be an electronics service engineer. You have to be able to do the job. That's more important than having a piece of paper that says you got good grades and showed up or class. (I would argue this is true for most fields) You can get a degree in electronics engineering at many schools. It would be very helpful to find work at a company specializing in service of these things. Nobody repairs cell phones, it just isn't worth doing.

Q:I am using a piece of equipment that uses plastics hoses to connect three metal pieces (a vacuum pump, a separation chamber, and a rotating sieve). When I touch each of these to remove material I am collecting after use, I get a small shock. What can I do to prevent this?Also, there is a loose, partially exposed wire. What can I do about this? As far as I know, it has no function.

Is it static discharge or a 60Hz thing? If it's static discharge, it'll be a a very short jolt followed by nothing. In which case you can ground your body, like to a water pipe or something earth grounded, before touching it an you'll be fine. If the shock is a steady tingling, it's likely a 60Hz line voltage thing and it means your equipment isn't properly grounded. This can happen if a hot wire is touching the metal frame or enclosure of an appliance, like your equipment, and the frame isn't grounded. Ideally, any equipment with a metal enclosure should have that enclosure connected to earth ground, usually by the third prong of the power plug. I would get an ohm meter and measure the resistance between the third prong of the power plug and the frame/enclosure. It should be close to zero ohms. If it's not, make it so. Also check inside the equipment and make sure no hot wires(like that partially exposed wire) are accidentally touching the frame. In a three pronged power plug, one prong will be hot, the second ground, and the third is an extra safety path to ground. You can also use an ohmmeter to measure the resistance from the hot prong to the metal case of your equipment. Also make sure do this with the equipment unplugged :-)