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Marks256 · 27th January 2008, 06:41 PM

I wish i would have been around during the computer revolution. I would have been in heaven.

jpanhalt · 27th January 2008, 11:37 PM

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I hated biology class, i don't think i want to get into Microbiology, or Genomics.

I think Pommie had something in mind more like what we call molecular microbiology or molecular biology. It is all genes/DNA/RNA/prion stuff, not like classical biology at all. U. Minnesota is very good in that area. John

rjvh · 28th January 2008, 03:08 AM

Why not M&E (mechanical /electrical) verry diverse and for a big part a lot of simularities with electronics and now these days also programming

calculating HVAC systems or pump systems
designing process controls or just on the site and do the management of it all
(for management position you should have practical experience, you will be much better in managing it)

designing water/liquid piping involving pumps valves and everything is the more or less the same as electronics

(fire fighting systems) the combination of the above interacted with fire alarm systems verry intresting but not that easy with all the rules and regulations

an other aspect is there are to less people to do all the jobs so a job garanty can alsmost be given with starting the course and in general it's not a bad paying one and if you don't like you just switch over to something else its so wide that you can easy relate to an othe field of the technic

Robert-Jan

Marks256 · 28th January 2008, 03:39 AM

I don't like high voltage, so anything to do without HV is out of the question. I like TTL and other low voltage things.

dknguyen · 28th January 2008, 03:45 AM

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I don't like high voltage, so anything to do without HV is out of the question. I like TTL and other low voltage things.

Then you might as well just go into CompE or an EE that specializes in RF/analog electronics or microelectronics. From what I've seen, an RF/analog engineer is a very rare and valued thing.

Why don't you like high voltage though? There's a bit of a difference between working with high voltage in your basement and working with it in industrial applications. By completely avoiding HV, you are essentially crossing out the entire field of power electronics (be it small low voltage DC-DC converters, motor drives, or power generators). THere is much money to be made in that field. I personally like it because motors are what makes a robot not a computer!

rjvh · 28th January 2008, 04:09 AM

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I don't like high voltage, .

if you mean experiencing high voltage first hand i agree don't like it either

but if you see wat you can do with it its pretty impressive

Robert-Jan

kchriste · 28th January 2008, 04:18 AM

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I don't like high voltage, so anything to do without HV is out of the question. I like TTL and other low voltage things.

I guess being a lineman would be out of the question then?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s8x2efUY5c

Marks256 · 28th January 2008, 04:47 AM

yes. being a lineman is out of the question.

The reason i don't like high voltage is because i dont' really understand it all that much.

Papabravo · 28th January 2008, 07:02 AM

If I had a doover I'da got my BSE and gone to law school. I would really enjoy watching stiff necked CEOs slowly twisting in the wind, hoist by their own petard.

dknguyen · 28th January 2008, 07:19 AM

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The reason i don't like high voltage is because i dont' really understand it all that much.

Huh? What exactly is there not to understand? Are you talking about the physics of high-voltage voltage or high-voltage devices? It's not much different than low voltage...you just use it for different things. Either way, here's your chance to understand it! Who goes to university to learn about something they already understand?

Marks256 · 29th January 2008, 04:31 AM

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Huh? What exactly is there not to understand? Are you talking about the physics of high-voltage voltage or high-voltage devices? It's not much different than low voltage...you just use it for different things. Either way, here's your chance to understand it! Who goes to university to learn about something they already understand?

What i mean is, i don't understand when i will be killed or not. I really don't TOTALLY understand when current will be pushed through my body, or not. With low voltage, the most that can happen is just a small little tingle...

Leftyretro · 29th January 2008, 05:07 AM

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What i mean is, i don't understand when i will be killed or not. I really don't TOTALLY understand when current will be pushed through my body, or not. With low voltage, the most that can happen is just a small little tingle...

Don't be so confident about low voltage. I've seen safety films of what can happen to someone when they accidentally lay a ring or watch band across a 12V car battery circuit

High voltage is no big thing when you both understand and respect it. Lots of engineering opportunities in industrial AC power, motors, transformers, distribution, etc.

Anyway just get a EE first, your first job or two will most likely decide which specialty you will move into.

Lefty

quixotron · 29th January 2008, 05:22 AM

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I am just wondering what i should choose as a career? I know for a fact that i want to enter a field of engineering (there is no changing that, either.)

Here are the four that i am thing about (in order of "importance")

Electrical Engineering
Computer Engineering
Software Engineering
Civil Engineering

I am pretty sure i am going to do EE, but i don't want to rule out the other possibilities quite yet.

From what i hear, computer engineering is just EE and software engineering put together. learn some hardware, some software. Definitely a possibility.

Software Engineering would be cool, but i see programming as more of a hobby than a possible career path. Even though i do all the time, i don't think sitting in front of a computer monitor all my life is quite what i want to do.

As for Civil Engineering, it is just an idea i am toying with. I am really don't think it will happen (as it am not as passionate about it as electronics), but i think designing bridges would be kinda fun.

To narrow the list even further, i would honestly say either the first two (electrical or computer engineering)

Some comments/suggestions would be great. Please play nice.

EE is the most noble and highest paying of them all.

kchriste · 29th January 2008, 05:29 AM

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Originally Posted by Marks256

What i mean is, i don't understand when i will be killed or not. I really don't TOTALLY understand when current will be pushed through my body, or not.

Usually anything above 40-50V is considered potentially lethal. It also depends how you touch the voltage source; if you have one wire in the left hand and another in your right there is a very good chance that your heart will stop if enough current flows though your chest. That's one reason it is recommended that you work with one hand behind your back when reaching into a circuit with potentially high voltage. If you have very damp skin, then your chances of getting zapped are higher because you'll conduct so much better. It also pays to have a buddy around in case something happens. It's even better if both of you know CPR.

dknguyen · 29th January 2008, 07:25 AM

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EE is the most noble and highest paying of them all.

Surely better than computer and especially software

I can't really say for CivE, other than that I find CivEs exceedingly pretty which pretty much blinds me to anything else.

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27th January 2008, 06:41 PM	(permalink)
Marks256	I wish i would have been around during the computer revolution. I would have been in heaven. __________________ There is no "I" in "team", unless Apple makes it... Then it would be iTeam.

28th January 2008, 03:08 AM	(permalink)
rjvh	Why not M&E (mechanical /electrical) verry diverse and for a big part a lot of simularities with electronics and now these days also programming calculating HVAC systems or pump systems designing process controls or just on the site and do the management of it all (for management position you should have practical experience, you will be much better in managing it) designing water/liquid piping involving pumps valves and everything is the more or less the same as electronics (fire fighting systems) the combination of the above interacted with fire alarm systems verry intresting but not that easy with all the rules and regulations an other aspect is there are to less people to do all the jobs so a job garanty can alsmost be given with starting the course and in general it's not a bad paying one and if you don't like you just switch over to something else its so wide that you can easy relate to an othe field of the technic Robert-Jan

28th January 2008, 03:39 AM	(permalink)
Marks256	I don't like high voltage, so anything to do without HV is out of the question. I like TTL and other low voltage things. __________________ There is no "I" in "team", unless Apple makes it... Then it would be iTeam.

28th January 2008, 04:47 AM	(permalink)
Marks256	yes. being a lineman is out of the question. The reason i don't like high voltage is because i dont' really understand it all that much. __________________ There is no "I" in "team", unless Apple makes it... Then it would be iTeam.

28th January 2008, 07:02 AM	(permalink)
Papabravo	If I had a doover I'da got my BSE and gone to law school. I would really enjoy watching stiff necked CEOs slowly twisting in the wind, hoist by their own petard. __________________ We never have time to do it right; but we always have time to do it over.