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| voltsandjolts:
Is there some way that the forum can restrict the number of topics started by a user? e.g. restricted to starting one topic per week? It may help us (retain sanity) and also the over-enthusiastic poster, who might take the time to consider the quality of their new topic? |
| T3sl4co1l:
Hmm. I have potential context here. Mind, all the usual OP skepticism still applies. I just mean, it could be like this, but who knows. Anyway. In power electronics, and induction heating in particular, I was actually told by my boss, "in a world of the blind, the man with one eye reigns king". That probably sums things up well enough by itself, but I will explain a little more. Evidently, in their scope -- not just the immediate organization, but much of the industry as a whole, it seems -- actual resonant power knowledge is arcane, rare, and coveted. (Ironically, not coveted enough for them to give me a raise -- among other reasons why I left.) Turns out, induction just kind of sucks, in terms of... culture, personalities, etc. I'm sure I don't understand why, or if it happens to be coincidence, but my experience has been, there's enough market consolidation, and other forces (and maybe just intrinsic draw?), that there's an unusually high incidence -- well, maybe it's closer to the average for all US businesses, but in my experience it seems worse than average in the engineering sector -- of, you know, likely NPD types, RWA types, those sorts of things -- in short, the shitty, micromanaging, abusive, underpaying sort. Managers or owners. So, given that: If I had to guess, at what kinds of employers/clients OP is finding, given the general drought of engineering in the area (UK), and given OP's life experience (and whatever assumptions one might make about their income, or bid range) -- it may very well be the case that this acts to filter down the available employers/clients to just the businesses that operate like the above. To them, even basic SMPS knowledge may be arcane and coveted; but coveted in word only, as they're much too tightwad to offer any kind of salary/rate that would attract the numerous actual-experts in the field. Tim |
| jonpaul:
ETI says "It's quite the insult to call an electronics engineer an "electrical engineer"....Oh boy did it annoy me!!" I was in university in 1960s, engineering was CE civil, EE electrical, ME mechanical We required all three courses regardless of specialty. I was indeed an EE. There were no special category of electronic engineer! My professors were all "electrical engineers" one from Con Edison, many from Bell Laboratoires, some authored out text books. most of my 55 years of experience are with analog and power circuit and products design So, ETI, I take issue of your words about insults. Have a great day Jon |
| armandine2:
re. secrets in electronics - didn't follow OP's drift, but I can add a snippet to "what counts as a secret in electronics" - Fred Hoyle in his autobiography Home is Where the wind blows (p.172) says the knowledge of the significance of the magnetron's straps was a secret kept by many from many re WWII radar. |
| IanB:
--- Quote from: eti on November 22, 2022, 06:57:10 am ---It's quite the insult to call an electronics engineer an "electrical engineer". I used to detest that when I was young and insecure. We are all equally valuable and skilled in/interested in different areas. It doesn't matter to me now, but as a teenager? Oh boy did it annoy me!! --- End quote --- I'm not quite sure why? Electrical engineering relates to the engineering of systems that involve electricity. I'm rather sure that electronic circuits use electricity, so they are electrical engineering. When I was studying engineering, the students of electrical engineering used to build all sorts of analog and digital electronics in their project work. |
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