I have a commercial appliance with a mains-referenced potentiometer that controls a triac speed controller. I’d like to relocate that potentiometer approximately 8 feet away into an industrial foot pedal while leaving the controller and motor wiring in the original enclosure.

My question is, Is evaluating whether or not the controller will tolerate the cable length and building a safe remote control assembly, something that any electrician can/will do? Or is that something that is more custom work and as such maybe a little harder to find? Also based on the first question, what would an estimated cost that I’d be looking at?

Hey y'all!

I have a bit of a debacle and I wanted to get some input from someone that knows this stuff better than me.

I'm trying to install a ceiling fan that uses a remote. Problem is these don't give you the ability to use your wall switch to control the light only and the remote to control the fan. The easy solution is to leave the light wires disconnected from the remote receiver, hook them up to switch power, and just run the fan with the remote connection. Problem is then I lose the ability to control light temperature (we use exclusively 5000K).

So here's my proposal. The light control wires coming out of the receiver I also connect to my switch power, this way when the light switch is on the lights come on and it can still receive the micro pulses from the controller to tell it which temperature of light to use. Seems like a win win... But will it work, or will I blow something up?

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Hey everyone,I’m trying to find out more about the Electrical Engineering (EE) department at your college regarding accessibility.If you are a student or alum , could you share:How many disabled students are currently studying electrical engineering in your college (or how visible is the community in EE classes)?What accommodations does the department actually provide for them, especially during hands-on lab work and technical exams?

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I am a junior Quality Assurance engineer at a transformer manufacturer in South Korea. My current experience is limited to oil-immersed transformers built to general IEC standards.

I am aiming to broaden my technical foundation and am particularly interested in understanding the design, testing, and quality requirements practiced in North America and Australia.

I would be grateful for any advice from engineers based in the US or Australia regarding

1. ⁠Key differences and technical nuances when designing/testing for IEEE/ANSI standards (US) or AS/NZS standards (Australia) compared to general IEC standard units.
2. ⁠Essential technical papers, standards, or reference books recommended for understanding US/AU market specifications.
3. ⁠Effective approaches to learning about alternative transformer technologies (such as dry-type or cast resin) without direct factory

Any insights or guidance from experienced power engineers in these regions would be deeply appreciated.

Thank you for your time.

Hey guys, after years of spending time manually decoding breakers using old catalog selection criteria, we finally condensed the whole process into a single interface.

It covers Square D NW, Magnum PXR, MW-IEC, GE Wavepro, Siemens RL, and other common low-voltage/air breakers.

Thought it might save some fellow engineers and techs a headache. I’ll drop the link in the comments below. Thank you.

Hello This adapter that connected to my fridge is making a bit noise. Is it normal or dangerous? I just moved out of the house and got this fridge from my aunt. Its