Do you like electronics?

[Allan]

I've been making these at college, can you figure out what they are? They don't neccesarily have anything to do with eachother...

Mmm, IT/Electronics engineering college is good!

[Postaldave]

are they devices that have switches wires and use elctricity?

thats my guess am i close?


edit:

is the one on the left an a#$% probe?

are you working for the government


postal

[mookydooky]

I think the one on the right lights up.

[Postaldave]

what college do you go to?

and wuts yer major... the girlie goes to harvey mudd

postal

[Allan]

Originally posted by Postaldave
are they devices that have switches wires and use elctricity?

thats my guess am i close?

Not far from the truth.

Originally posted by mookydooky
I think the one on the right lights up.

It does... under certain conditions.

Originally posted by Postaldave
what college do you go to?

The Engineering College of Aarhus, in Denmark - thanks for asking.

http://www.iha.dk/English_Version/english_version.html

I'm in the EIT department (Electronics and IT).
From the ww.iha.dk webpage:


Structure of Education

It takes three-and-a-half years, including a trainee-
ship, to gain a B.Eng.(Engineering) degree and be-
come a Diploma Engineer.

The Engineering College of Aarhus has 3 departments offering the following degrees:

M-Department:
- Mechanical Engineering.
- International Year in Mechanical Design

B-Department:
- Civil and Constructional Engineering
- Environmental Construction Engineering

EIT-Department:
- Electrical, Electronic and Computer Engineering.
- Information and Communication Technology.

Basic subjects
Before they begin their course, the students choose the Department within which they wish to study. In the first two years the courses mainly consist of scientific foundation subjects and technical engineering subjects.

The engineering traineeship
The integrated engineering traineeship takes place in the fifth semester of the course. The traineeship,
which is compulsory, gives, among other things, the student a practical understanding of and relationship to the engineering subjects studied at the College.
The student participates in the ongoing projects of a Danish or a foreign company.

Specialization
After the engineering traineeship the student can freely choose to specialize via a number of optional courses. The specialization will be influenced by the projects the students are interested in or which they worked on during the engineering traineeship.

The final project
In the last semester, the student carries out his/her final project. This will take from 3 to 5 months. The majority of the subjects for the final projects come from industrial companies, hospitals or other public companies. Mostly, an associate professor at the Engineering College will supervise the student in the project, often assisted by an employee from the company in question. The final project can be carried out alone or in groups of 2.

Optional subjects
The Engineering college will also offer optional subjects concurrently with the final project.

[robbie]

I went to ITT myself. I learned alot and forgot all of it!!! hahahaha
Rob

[Daniel ~]

Do they persuade ATM machines that your a nice guy deserving of lots of others peoples money?

[Postaldave]

sweet allan...... are you planning to move here and use your knowledge to get some big bucks or staying a denmark resident?

the school my girl goes to is the number 1 engineering school in the country...... its very nice but very hard so i have an idea of the work you have to do... good luck

Postal

[Allan]

Originally posted by Daniel ~
Do they persuade ATM machines that your a nice guy deserving of lots of others peoples money?

I wish!!! :nervous:
Would come in handy, and I would be able to make it to camp AOA!

[Daniel ~]

Now that would indeed be sweet!

[Allan]

Originally posted by Postaldave
sweet allan...... are you planning to move here and use your knowledge to get some big bucks or staying a denmark resident?

the school my girl goes to is the number 1 engineering school in the country...... its very nice but very hard so i have an idea of the work you have to do... good luck

Postal

Thanks postal. I would like to make some big bucks for a couple of years outside of Denmark, but I'm afraid I would get homesick too easy. I love my country, but wouldn't mind avoiding the insanely high tax rates for a couple of years!

We have the highest tax rates in the world...

But its not all bad, as education is "free" for everyone here (college and universities too). Students just have to pay books and stuff, thats all. We even get money from the governtment while we are studying. About $600 a month if you live outside your parents home, half of that if you still live with your folks. That means I can go to college for free, and I don't need to work much to be able to pay my rent and get food on the table.

[Postaldave]

600 bucks.... dang i spend that on gas in one month out here lol

postal

[Allan]

Originally posted by Postaldave
600 bucks.... dang i spend that on gas in one month out here lol

postal

Takes me 10 mins on the bike to school, no need to start up the car for that!

$400 for rent, cable and TV a month. Leaves $200 for food and fun. Not much left when all that is paid.

Btw, your girl would know what the components are... at least if she is studying for electronics engineer or similar.

[Jazz]

Is the one on the left a sort of varible power supply? I see a full wave brigde there and a rather large cap that could be a filter cap.

[Jazz]

or just a ac to dc converter because i dont see a step down transformer..

[Allan]

Originally posted by Jazz
Is the one on the left a sort of varible power supply? I see a full wave brigde there and a rather large cap that could be a filter cap.

Correct, one down, one to go! Here's your cookie!

Its a variable DC supply, but lacking the IC.

50 V AC comes in in one end, and it gives out between 1.27 and 26.73 V in the other end. (Thats what the variable resistor is for).

[Áedán]

Originally posted by Daniel ~
Do they persuade ATM machines that your a nice guy deserving of lots of others peoples money?

That's my job...

[Áedán]

Originally posted by Allan
I've been making these at college, can you figure out what they are?

Presume the one on the left uses some kind of comparator. Guessing the purpose of a circuit from a picture is kinda difficult except for the really obvious ones.

Áedán