Hey everyone! I've made the jump from Mastodon.Social and wanted to introduce myself. I'm an electrical engineer living in the southeastern USA.

You'll find me tooting about Linux, FOSS, Python, and scripting. When I'm not on the keyboard, I'm into photography, hiking, and enjoying nature with my spouse.

Also, I have two black cats that pay rent with their winning personalities and love. lol  

Looking forward to connecting in this community! Don't hesitate to say hello.

#Introduction #NewHere #ElectricalEngineering #FOSS #Linux #Python #Photography #Hiking #Nature #Cats

*takes a BIG hit of the Magic Blue Smoke Hookah* It's all just the field, maaaaaaan. ⚡🌿

Our arcane constructs, twisting, branching paths of metal and semi-metal, manipulate the electromagnetic field into the useful shapes we want it to take.

And electrons being the mobile charged particles they are simply react to that field, and the ways they react to that field are the effects that we observe.

It's allll just the field~ ⚡🌿

#electronics #electricalengineering

Hello Fediverse! 👋

I'm an electrical engineer living in the southeastern USA.

You'll find me tooting about Linux, FOSS, Python, and scripting. When I'm not on the keyboard, I'm into photography, hiking, and enjoying nature with my spouse.

Also, I have two black cats that pay rent with their winning personalities and love. lol

Looking forward to connecting! Don't hesitate to say hello.

#Introduction #NewHere #ElectricalEngineering #Linux #FOSS #Python #Photography #Hiking #Nature #Cats

That thing where the component selection requires consult with the mechanical engineer.

:: takes off electrical engineer hat ::
:: puts on mechanical engineer hat ::

She'll be right.

:: takes off mechanical engineer hat ::
:: puts on electrical engineer hat ::

Thanks mate. Also why are we Aussie suddenly?
#electronics #electricalengineering

Well, be careful what you wish for I guess. I asked TI Webbench for an ultra efficient 3v3 buck converter and it recommended an inductor that is 13mm x 13mm and a FULL CENTIMETER TALL. Chonky doesn't even describe this thing, it's paperweight all by itself. They don't specify weight but its a cubic centimeter of copper and ferrite, so I'm guessing it's heavy AF.

😲 😳 😣

https://www.digikey.com/en/products/detail/eaton-electronics-division/HC1-100-R/667440

#electronics #electricalengineering

Once again doing a control panel layout using @FreeCAD today! Slowly building up a workflow for this — maybe I should create a custom workbench at some point?

#FreeCAD #FreeCADFriday #wiring #electricalengineering

So, question for the hardware hacking community out there!

I'm looking at an ECE dual degree, for the sake of going down the hardware hacking path, anyone have any insights on this?

#hardwarehacking #electricalengineering #computerengineering #hacker #hardware

This is such a fantastic video series on electric generators. #electricalengineering

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MvjbC4f5Aw