RE: Some slightly disturbing interview news ...
Hmmm. the most politically correct engineer that has any brains Politically correct and having brains? Aren't the two mutually exclusive? Bob Wilson TIR Systems Ltd. Vancouver. -Original Message- From: Jim Freeman [mailto:free...@chelsio.com] Sent: May 16, 2002 11:17 AM To: Berkley Cc: Ken Javor; Doug McKean; EMC-PSTC Discussion Group Subject: Re: Some slightly disturbing interview news ... Hi All, I have heard of this and know that it is performed as an information gathering tool. A company usually employs their own engineer designate(the most politically correct engineer that has any brains) and puts him on all the interview lists. This person writes reports as to what is being done outside and then the managers use this database to question their internal experts about why they are doing things a certain way,. Keep in mind that the managers have no idea how or what it takes to solve the problem but use the database to badger internal people and force them to investigate a problem in a way that doesn't match their skill set while at the same time expressing disappointment at how the job isn't getting done in a timely manner because of the insuficiency of expertise in the internal people. The internal person may even on the right track but will be forced off of it befause of management pressure. Another time I was actually queried about the values for particular constants and watched the politically correct engineer write down the answers in my presence. This was a case of a not particularly bright politically correct engineer. Thanks Jim Freeman Berkley wrote: This is nothing new.. I found this to be typical interviewing technique at several start-ups that I had interviewed with over the past 3-4 years. The questioning would get extremely detailed, and in my opinion, way too focused (for a first interview). I learned to recognize some tell-tale signs.. for instance, where my most of my responses to specific questions got an immediate reaction like but what if you already tried that and it didn't work? .. what else would you do... and the questioning would proceed way down, into the micro-level on this one problem. It was so blatant at one interview that, after a grueling 2 hours, I finally stood up and said hire me and you'll find out, then walked out. They called me back for a second interview! .. I kindly declined.. Be Good, George - Original Message - From: Ken Javor ken.ja...@emccompliance.com To: Doug McKean dmck...@corp.auspex.com; EMC-PSTC Discussion Group emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 12:54 AM Subject: Re: Some slightly disturbing interview news ... Happened to me personally, but not in Silly Valley. -- From: Doug McKean dmck...@corp.auspex.com To: EMC-PSTC Discussion Group emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Some slightly disturbing interview news ... Date: Wed, May 15, 2002, 6:45 PM Times are tough all round but there's no need to make things tougher. Here in Silly Valley, things are tough and I have made some attempts to find a few people jobs in my spare time. These are people I know personally. I'm sure I'm not alone in this venture. I'm sure most if not everyone on this list would also help. One headhunter who called me wanted to know if I was just plain nuts or just some sort of a good guy handing a job offer off to someone I knew who was looking. I told him it was none of his business smirk, just make sure to give so-and-so a call. Which they do. Unfortunately, what I have personally experienced in the past (rarely), and what appears to be happening at least with a few of companies currently is the following ... EMC job opening is posted. Resumes are sent. A few candidates are selected for interviews. Most of the interview centers on questions about how to solve some problems that are being experienced by said company. Then there's a decision not to hire anyone. Purchase req for new hires is closed. All candidates are rejected. A few months later, same company goes through the whole thing again. Only this time, there's a different set of questions to problems all being experienced by said company. Both sets of questions involving how-would-you-solve-this type of problems. I'm sure most of you know where I'm going with this. At the end of the day, the company or whoever in the company, has their solution or solutions. I'm not crying about this. My questions are ... Comes with the turf? Are you surprised to hear such a thing? Not surprised? Has is happened to you? Heard that it does happen but rarely and with some other company somewhere else? Happens all the time? Never happens? You gotta be kidden? So that's what that was all about! Thanks. Yea, but whaddaya gonna do about it? Well, if it does happen, so much the
Re: UL 60950, Section 6.1.2.1
Hi Richard: For those who want to read the UL60950 Section 6.1.2.1, I have written the specific parts of the section that I have questions on. Otherwise, here are my questions and comments: 1) If the bridging components are left in place, do I still have to meet the 10 mA requirement? No. The standard is quite clear that the Figure 6A, 10 mA, test is only performed if components are removed for the electric strength test. Note the statement: If this option is chosen, an additional test... is performed with all components in place. 2) If so, at which test voltage, the 1.5kV/1.0kV or EUT's rated voltage/range? The test voltage is the EUT rated voltage, not the electric strength test voltage. The paragraph describing what to do if components are removed, implies that if the components are left in place, the 10 mA test is not performed, only that the components shall not be damaged. But the section describing the passing requiring requirements does not make that distinction. They are part of an 'and' condition. The standard implies that some circuits may have components connecedt between the telecom network and earth. For such circuits -the components could load the electric strength test such that the test would appear to be a failure, or -the test voltage could damage the components. Therefore, the standard allows such components to be removed such that only the insulation is tested (and the components are not damaged). However, the standard requires a degree of isolation between the telecom network and earth such that the impedance is not less than 7 kohms for a 120-V source (120 V/10 mA - 5 kohms). 3) If the 10 mA test is not required, when the bridging components are left in place, then what is the reasoning for having these components be able to exceed the 10 mA, when those components that had to be removed, be subject to the 10 mA max current? The problem is that the impedance will either load the hi-pot tester such that it indicates failure or cannot rise to the specified voltage (1 kV or 1.5 kV), or the component cannot withstand the hi-pot test voltage and is destroyed. For these reasons, the line-to-earth components can be lifted for the hi-pot test (1 kV or 1.5 kV), but must be tested by the rated voltage test (120 V or 230 V, 10 mA max). Imagine a non-linear voltage-limiting device between the network line and earth. At working voltages, the device appears as an open circuit. At higher voltages, the device appears as a relatively low impedance (or even near zero ohms). For the hi-pot test, the circuit would indicate failure because of the operation of the voltage-limiting device. For the rated-voltage/10 mA test, the device will appear as a relatively high impedance. In summary: The requirement is for basic insulation between the network line and earth. This insulation is tested by a hi-pot test. In some constructions, the circuit may have components (i.e., impedances) between line and earth. Depending on the components, the hi-pot test may not be possible, or may damage the line- to-earth components. In such cases, the components may be removed for the hi-pot test. However, the impedance of the components between line and earth cannot be less than that determined by the rated-voltage/10 mA test. If you have further questions, or want further clarification, please ask. Best regards, Rich --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on browse and then emc-pstc mailing list
Re: Some slightly disturbing interview news ...
Hi All, I have heard of this and know that it is performed as an information gathering tool. A company usually employs their own engineer designate(the most politically correct engineer that has any brains) and puts him on all the interview lists. This person writes reports as to what is being done outside and then the managers use this database to question their internal experts about why they are doing things a certain way,. Keep in mind that the managers have no idea how or what it takes to solve the problem but use the database to badger internal people and force them to investigate a problem in a way that doesn't match their skill set while at the same time expressing disappointment at how the job isn't getting done in a timely manner because of the insuficiency of expertise in the internal people. The internal person may even on the right track but will be forced off of it befause of management pressure. Another time I was actually queried about the values for particular constants and watched the politically correct engineer write down the answers in my presence. This was a case of a not particularly bright politically correct engineer. Thanks Jim Freeman Berkley wrote: This is nothing new.. I found this to be typical interviewing technique at several start-ups that I had interviewed with over the past 3-4 years. The questioning would get extremely detailed, and in my opinion, way too focused (for a first interview). I learned to recognize some tell-tale signs.. for instance, where my most of my responses to specific questions got an immediate reaction like but what if you already tried that and it didn't work? .. what else would you do... and the questioning would proceed way down, into the micro-level on this one problem. It was so blatant at one interview that, after a grueling 2 hours, I finally stood up and said hire me and you'll find out, then walked out. They called me back for a second interview! .. I kindly declined.. Be Good, George - Original Message - From: Ken Javor ken.ja...@emccompliance.com To: Doug McKean dmck...@corp.auspex.com; EMC-PSTC Discussion Group emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 12:54 AM Subject: Re: Some slightly disturbing interview news ... Happened to me personally, but not in Silly Valley. -- From: Doug McKean dmck...@corp.auspex.com To: EMC-PSTC Discussion Group emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Some slightly disturbing interview news ... Date: Wed, May 15, 2002, 6:45 PM Times are tough all round but there's no need to make things tougher. Here in Silly Valley, things are tough and I have made some attempts to find a few people jobs in my spare time. These are people I know personally. I'm sure I'm not alone in this venture. I'm sure most if not everyone on this list would also help. One headhunter who called me wanted to know if I was just plain nuts or just some sort of a good guy handing a job offer off to someone I knew who was looking. I told him it was none of his business smirk, just make sure to give so-and-so a call. Which they do. Unfortunately, what I have personally experienced in the past (rarely), and what appears to be happening at least with a few of companies currently is the following ... EMC job opening is posted. Resumes are sent. A few candidates are selected for interviews. Most of the interview centers on questions about how to solve some problems that are being experienced by said company. Then there's a decision not to hire anyone. Purchase req for new hires is closed. All candidates are rejected. A few months later, same company goes through the whole thing again. Only this time, there's a different set of questions to problems all being experienced by said company. Both sets of questions involving how-would-you-solve-this type of problems. I'm sure most of you know where I'm going with this. At the end of the day, the company or whoever in the company, has their solution or solutions. I'm not crying about this. My questions are ... Comes with the turf? Are you surprised to hear such a thing? Not surprised? Has is happened to you? Heard that it does happen but rarely and with some other company somewhere else? Happens all the time? Never happens? You gotta be kidden? So that's what that was all about! Thanks. Yea, but whaddaya gonna do about it? Well, if it does happen, so much the better I don't work there ... Etc ... Regards, Doug McKean --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line:
UL 60950, Section 6.1.2.1
Greetings All, For those who want to read the UL60950 Section 6.1.2.1, I have written the specific parts of the section that I have questions on. Otherwise, here are my questions and comments: 1) If the bridging components are left in place, do I still have to meet the 10 mA requirement? 2) If so, at which test voltage, the 1.5kV/1.0kV or EUT's rated voltage/range? The paragraph describing what to do if components are removed, implies that if the components are left in place, the 10 mA test is not performed, only that the components shall not be damaged. But the section describing the passing requiring requirements does not make that distinction. They are part of an 'and' condition. 3) If the 10 mA test is not required, when the bridging components are left in place, then what is the reasoning for having these components be able to exceed the 10 mA, when those components that had to be removed, be subject to the 10 mA max current? Thanks. Richard Georgerian Compliance Engineer Carrier Access Corporation 5395 Pearl Parkway Boulder, CO 80301 USA Tele: 303-218-5748 Fax: 303-218-5503 mailto:rgeorger...@carrieraccess.com = UL60950 Section 6.1.2.1 Separation of the telecommunication network from earth, Requirements Insulation is subjected to an electric strength test according to 5.2.2. The a.c test voltage is as follows: - for equipment intended to be installed in an area where the nominal ac mains supply voltage exceeds 130 V: 1.5 kV - for all other equipment: 1.0 kV The test voltages apply whether or not the equipment is powered from the ac mains supply. It is permitted to remove components that bridge the insulation, other than capacitors, during electric strength testing. If this option is chosen, an additional test with a test circuit according to figure 6A is performed with all components in place. The test is performed with a voltage equal to the rated voltage of the equipment or the upper voltage of the rated voltage range. During these tests: - there shall be no breakdown of insulation during electric strength testing; and - components bridging the insulation that are left in place during electric strength testing shall not be damaged; and - the current flowing in the test circuit of figure 6A shall not exceed 10 mA = * This e-mail transmission, and any documents, files, or previous e-mail messages attached to it may contain information that is confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, or a person responsible for delivering it to the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that you must not read this transmission and that any disclosure, copying, printing, distribution, or use of any of the information contained in or attached to this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify the sender by telephone or return e-mail and delete the original transmission and its attachments without reading or saving them in any manner. Thank you. *
Re: Some slightly disturbing interview news ...
This is nothing new.. I found this to be typical interviewing technique at several start-ups that I had interviewed with over the past 3-4 years. The questioning would get extremely detailed, and in my opinion, way too focused (for a first interview). I learned to recognize some tell-tale signs.. for instance, where my most of my responses to specific questions got an immediate reaction like but what if you already tried that and it didn't work? .. what else would you do... and the questioning would proceed way down, into the micro-level on this one problem. It was so blatant at one interview that, after a grueling 2 hours, I finally stood up and said hire me and you'll find out, then walked out. They called me back for a second interview! .. I kindly declined.. Be Good, George - Original Message - From: Ken Javor ken.ja...@emccompliance.com To: Doug McKean dmck...@corp.auspex.com; EMC-PSTC Discussion Group emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Sent: Thursday, May 16, 2002 12:54 AM Subject: Re: Some slightly disturbing interview news ... Happened to me personally, but not in Silly Valley. -- From: Doug McKean dmck...@corp.auspex.com To: EMC-PSTC Discussion Group emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Some slightly disturbing interview news ... Date: Wed, May 15, 2002, 6:45 PM Times are tough all round but there's no need to make things tougher. Here in Silly Valley, things are tough and I have made some attempts to find a few people jobs in my spare time. These are people I know personally. I'm sure I'm not alone in this venture. I'm sure most if not everyone on this list would also help. One headhunter who called me wanted to know if I was just plain nuts or just some sort of a good guy handing a job offer off to someone I knew who was looking. I told him it was none of his business smirk, just make sure to give so-and-so a call. Which they do. Unfortunately, what I have personally experienced in the past (rarely), and what appears to be happening at least with a few of companies currently is the following ... EMC job opening is posted. Resumes are sent. A few candidates are selected for interviews. Most of the interview centers on questions about how to solve some problems that are being experienced by said company. Then there's a decision not to hire anyone. Purchase req for new hires is closed. All candidates are rejected. A few months later, same company goes through the whole thing again. Only this time, there's a different set of questions to problems all being experienced by said company. Both sets of questions involving how-would-you-solve-this type of problems. I'm sure most of you know where I'm going with this. At the end of the day, the company or whoever in the company, has their solution or solutions. I'm not crying about this. My questions are ... Comes with the turf? Are you surprised to hear such a thing? Not surprised? Has is happened to you? Heard that it does happen but rarely and with some other company somewhere else? Happens all the time? Never happens? You gotta be kidden? So that's what that was all about! Thanks. Yea, but whaddaya gonna do about it? Well, if it does happen, so much the better I don't work there ... Etc ... Regards, Doug McKean --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on browse and then emc-pstc mailing list --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on browse and then emc-pstc mailing list
RE: 2 questions. 1) HP software for 7400A analyzers, 2) FDA letters of Accession
Hi Gary, From your message: 2) Does anybody out there get any traction from a Letters of accession that the FDA sends to a optics vendor after receiving a request for a model addition? This letter says nothing useful for NRTL's and always includes This acknowledgement does not constitute approval or the document. The FEDS are disavowing any level of conformity assessment, and the NRTL's I use tell me they can't use it, even for an unrecognized componet, yet the vendors are insistent that I am the only unaccepting curmudgeon in the entire universe We have seen the same situation. The FDA usually provides us an accession letter. Which essentially says that they've received our CDRH Laser Device submittal and they'll get back to us with a review letter if they see any problems. We almost NEVER see the review letter; and we have probably hundreds of different models submitted to the FDA. Furthermore, the FDA does not feel obligated to provide the review letter. As a practical matter, they have limited staff; so they concentrate their efforts on laser light shows, medical lasers and high power lasers that can really do some damage. They hardly have time for our little class one OTDR lasers. According to John Juhasz, whom I have talked to on this subject, they may provide the review letter if you harass them a little bit. So we are in the same catch-22. The FDA might not provide the review letter; and the NRTL might not accept the accession letter. If you can't get the review letter, third party testing of your laser device is an option. Or perhaps, you could get the NRTL to audit your own in-house testing (this is strictly hypothetical). I can share with you some particulars such as names, test cost and other gory details if you want to contact me offline. Hope this helps. Chris Maxwell | Design Engineer - Optical Division email chris.maxw...@nettest.com | dir +1 315 266 5128 | fax +1 315 797 8024 NetTest | 6 Rhoads Drive, Utica, NY 13502 | USA web www.nettest.com | tel +1 315 797 4449 | --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on browse and then emc-pstc mailing list
Employment tricks
Some years ago I had an interesting experience. At the first interview, things didn't seem to go very well and I was surprised to be called back for a second interview. It then transpired that the departmental manager had been briefed to interview potential candidates and draw up a short list. At this second stage, the MD would take part and select the candidate to whom the job would be offered. The manager, having decided on the engineer he wanted, proceeded to add the most unlikely candidates to this short list! Ok for him - a waste of time for the rest. Regards, Neil Helsby ** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ** --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on browse and then emc-pstc mailing list
RE: EMC and LV Directives online
Links to the European Commission's website have already been posted but FYI the UK Government has produced some documents called Product Standards ... which are supposed to be a rewrite of the UK regulations in plainer English. The technical parts of the National Regulations are identical (or at least they should be) to the Directives, but also include additional information in such areas as enforcement etc. in that Country which are not in the Directive. These documents can be downloaded from: http://www.dti.gov.uk/strd/strdpubs.htm#emc Best regards Glenn Moffat TUV International UK TÜV Rheinland/Berlin-Brandenburg Group Ltd 24 Bennetts Hill Birmingham B2 5QP United Kingdom Tel: +44-121-634-8000 Fax: +44-121-634-8080 Web: www.uk.tuv.com Greetings EMC/Product Safety Gurus! Does anyone know if the EMC Directive and Low Voltage Directive texts are available online? Thanks! Randy Flinders Electromagnetic Compatibility Engineer Emulex Corporation - We Network Storage 3535 Harbor Blvd. Costa Mesa, Ca. 92626 Direct: (714) 513-8012 Fax: (714) 513-8265 Email: randall.flind...@emulex.com mailto:randall.flind...@emulex.com Web: http://www.emulex.com --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on browse and then emc-pstc mailing list
Re: Surplus EMC Test Equipment available
As a small business, a business of one, to borrow a larger organization's slogan, I appreciate such postings. -- From: Michael Taylor mtay...@hach.com To: 'emc-p...@ieee.org' emc-p...@ieee.org Subject: Surplus EMC Test Equipment available List-Post: emc-pstc@listserv.ieee.org Date: Wed, May 15, 2002, 5:59 PM Greetings all. Risking the wrath of some list members, I am posting a list of surplus EMC test equipment. I hope no one takes this as a business offering, which it is not. I would prefer these items to go to a working lab instead of just being sold off to a broker. The recent assimilation of another company into the Danaher Corp. Collective has resulted in several EMC Test equipment items declared surplus. These items are all in like new condition and guaranteed working to spec. If anyone has any interest in these items please contact me off-line. No reasonable offer refused. Below is a list of items. (with the understanding the list is preliminary and may change subject to upper management decisions over which I have no control) Items 1 2 are available now. Items 3-14 will not be available for 30-35 days. (I was directed to list them now) Thank you for your understanding in this listing. Michael Taylor Colorado mtay...@hach.com 970-663-1377 ext 2646 items available now 1. Lindgren shield room (2 years old) 16' L x 12' W x 10' H w/ 4' door (unlined), 2x 30A filters two 12 wave guide air vents. Buyer responsible for disassembly removal prior to 7/30/02. Located in Wisconsin. 2. TEM Cell, Voltek G-STRIP 4'x4'x4' in good condition. the following are scheduled for surplus in the next 30 days. 3. Schaffner NSG 1025 EFT/Surge Generator w/ 2 CDN's 4. Schaffner CDN-125 EFT Coupling Clamp 5. EMCO 20A LISN 6. SOLAR 24A LISN 7. Chase MA2050B LISN 8. KeyTek Mini-Zap ESD gun (complete kit) 9. Advantest 3 Ghz Spectrum analyzer 10. HP L1500 / 4401A 1.5 Ghz Spectrum Analyzer 11. HP 7 series System Spectrum Analyzer (a great system EMC Analyzer for an automated test system) w/ 70206A Graphics Display unit 70001A Mainframe 70300A Tracking Gen. 70621A Preamp (10Hz-3 Ghz) 70904A RF Section 70400A Local Osc. 70902A IF (10Hz-300Khz) 70903A IF (100Khz-3Mhz) 12. HP 8648A Signal Gen. (9K-1Ghz) 13. Marconi Signal Gen. 2022E (9K-1Ghz) 14. Elgar, SW-5250 Programmable AC Power Source, 40Hz-400Hz 3phase @1750VA/phase (can be ganged for 18A -1 phase @ 366V) for harmonics, flicker, Power Qual. 15 Fischer Communications, model BCICF-1, Injection Clamp Calibration Fixture. end of list
Re: Some slightly disturbing interview news ...
Happened to me personally, but not in Silly Valley. -- From: Doug McKean dmck...@corp.auspex.com To: EMC-PSTC Discussion Group emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Subject: Some slightly disturbing interview news ... Date: Wed, May 15, 2002, 6:45 PM Times are tough all round but there's no need to make things tougher. Here in Silly Valley, things are tough and I have made some attempts to find a few people jobs in my spare time. These are people I know personally. I'm sure I'm not alone in this venture. I'm sure most if not everyone on this list would also help. One headhunter who called me wanted to know if I was just plain nuts or just some sort of a good guy handing a job offer off to someone I knew who was looking. I told him it was none of his business smirk, just make sure to give so-and-so a call. Which they do. Unfortunately, what I have personally experienced in the past (rarely), and what appears to be happening at least with a few of companies currently is the following ... EMC job opening is posted. Resumes are sent. A few candidates are selected for interviews. Most of the interview centers on questions about how to solve some problems that are being experienced by said company. Then there's a decision not to hire anyone. Purchase req for new hires is closed. All candidates are rejected. A few months later, same company goes through the whole thing again. Only this time, there's a different set of questions to problems all being experienced by said company. Both sets of questions involving how-would-you-solve-this type of problems. I'm sure most of you know where I'm going with this. At the end of the day, the company or whoever in the company, has their solution or solutions. I'm not crying about this. My questions are ... Comes with the turf? Are you surprised to hear such a thing? Not surprised? Has is happened to you? Heard that it does happen but rarely and with some other company somewhere else? Happens all the time? Never happens? You gotta be kidden? So that's what that was all about! Thanks. Yea, but whaddaya gonna do about it? Well, if it does happen, so much the better I don't work there ... Etc ... Regards, Doug McKean --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on browse and then emc-pstc mailing list --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on browse and then emc-pstc mailing list
Re: Some slightly disturbing interview news ...
Doug: Good points on the companies looking for a quick solution to a long term problem. I would not buy stock in companies that solve EMC mysteries like that... This brings to mind employment in the EMC community in my area I have been doing referrals and resumes as a courtesy for a few years now in the Chicago area. In fact our website has an area there specifically for Engineers looking for a job. As an Electrical Engineer myself, I always try to help our community, and actually have placed six or so people in the last year. Not for profit, just to help out fellow engineers. If an Engineer is out of work, I will open my company books to him or her (none yet) to help the situation out. If they are just looking, but still employed, then the resume is kept on file waiting anyone that is looking for an engineer. In the Chicago land area, the business climate is tough. The Governor stated this evening this is the worst time for the Illinois area in the past 48 years. My comments to engineers now is if you have a job - keep it! While I have been called by a many recruiters, most are not a great help. Networking seems to work best. Take care, maybe see you in Minneapolis. Frank Krozel (part of the silent EMC Community...) Voice: 630-924-1600 Fax: 630-924-1668 Cell: 630-890-5421 24/7 hours Home: 630-653-9090 Electronic Instrument Associates-Central, Inc. website: http://www.electronicinstrument.com Serving the Midwest since 1971 with Electrical Engineers - Original Message - From: Doug McKean dmck...@corp.auspex.com To: EMC-PSTC Discussion Group emc-p...@majordomo.ieee.org Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 6:45 PM Subject: Some slightly disturbing interview news ... Times are tough all round but there's no need to make things tougher. Here in Silly Valley, things are tough and I have made some attempts to find a few people jobs in my spare time. These are people I know personally. I'm sure I'm not alone in this venture. I'm sure most if not everyone on this list would also help. One headhunter who called me wanted to know if I was just plain nuts or just some sort of a good guy handing a job offer off to someone I knew who was looking. I told him it was none of his business smirk, just make sure to give so-and-so a call. Which they do. Unfortunately, what I have personally experienced in the past (rarely), and what appears to be happening at least with a few of companies currently is the following ... EMC job opening is posted. Resumes are sent. A few candidates are selected for interviews. Most of the interview centers on questions about how to solve some problems that are being experienced by said company. Then there's a decision not to hire anyone. Purchase req for new hires is closed. All candidates are rejected. A few months later, same company goes through the whole thing again. Only this time, there's a different set of questions to problems all being experienced by said company. Both sets of questions involving how-would-you-solve-this type of problems. I'm sure most of you know where I'm going with this. At the end of the day, the company or whoever in the company, has their solution or solutions. I'm not crying about this. My questions are ... Comes with the turf? Are you surprised to hear such a thing? Not surprised? Has is happened to you? Heard that it does happen but rarely and with some other company somewhere else? Happens all the time? Never happens? You gotta be kidden? So that's what that was all about! Thanks. Yea, but whaddaya gonna do about it? Well, if it does happen, so much the better I don't work there ... Etc ... Regards, Doug McKean --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on browse and then emc-pstc mailing list --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail
RE: Surplus EMC Test Equipment available
I'm planning a garage sale sooncan I post a list too? My opinion and not that of my employer. Regards, Kaz Gawrzyjal -Original Message- From: Michael Taylor [mailto:mtay...@hach.com] Sent: Wednesday, May 15, 2002 6:00 PM To: 'emc-p...@ieee.org' Subject: Surplus EMC Test Equipment available Greetings all. Risking the wrath of some list members, I am posting a list of surplus EMC test equipment. I hope no one takes this as a business offering, which it is not. I would prefer these items to go to a working lab instead of just being sold off to a broker. The recent assimilation of another company into the Danaher Corp. Collective has resulted in several EMC Test equipment items declared surplus. These items are all in like new condition and guaranteed working to spec. If anyone has any interest in these items please contact me off-line. No reasonable offer refused. Below is a list of items. (with the understanding the list is preliminary and may change subject to upper management decisions over which I have no control) Items 1 2 are available now. Items 3-14 will not be available for 30-35 days. (I was directed to list them now) Thank you for your understanding in this listing. Michael Taylor Colorado mtay...@hach.com 970-663-1377 ext 2646 items available now 1. Lindgren shield room (2 years old) 16' L x 12' W x 10' H w/ 4' door (unlined), 2x 30A filters two 12 wave guide air vents. Buyer responsible for disassembly removal prior to 7/30/02. Located in Wisconsin. 2. TEM Cell, Voltek G-STRIP 4'x4'x4' in good condition. the following are scheduled for surplus in the next 30 days. 3. Schaffner NSG 1025 EFT/Surge Generator w/ 2 CDN's 4. Schaffner CDN-125 EFT Coupling Clamp 5. EMCO 20A LISN 6. SOLAR 24A LISN 7. Chase MA2050B LISN 8. KeyTek Mini-Zap ESD gun (complete kit) 9. Advantest 3 Ghz Spectrum analyzer 10. HP L1500 / 4401A 1.5 Ghz Spectrum Analyzer 11. HP 7 series System Spectrum Analyzer (a great system EMC Analyzer for an automated test system) w/ 70206A Graphics Display unit 70001A Mainframe 70300A Tracking Gen. 70621A Preamp (10Hz-3 Ghz) 70904A RF Section 70400A Local Osc. 70902A IF (10Hz-300Khz) 70903A IF (100Khz-3Mhz) 12. HP 8648A Signal Gen. (9K-1Ghz) 13. Marconi Signal Gen. 2022E (9K-1Ghz) 14. Elgar, SW-5250 Programmable AC Power Source, 40Hz-400Hz 3phase @1750VA/phase (can be ganged for 18A -1 phase @ 366V) for harmonics, flicker, Power Qual. 15 Fischer Communications, model BCICF-1, Injection Clamp Calibration Fixture. end of list
Some slightly disturbing interview news ...
Times are tough all round but there's no need to make things tougher. Here in Silly Valley, things are tough and I have made some attempts to find a few people jobs in my spare time. These are people I know personally. I'm sure I'm not alone in this venture. I'm sure most if not everyone on this list would also help. One headhunter who called me wanted to know if I was just plain nuts or just some sort of a good guy handing a job offer off to someone I knew who was looking. I told him it was none of his business smirk, just make sure to give so-and-so a call. Which they do. Unfortunately, what I have personally experienced in the past (rarely), and what appears to be happening at least with a few of companies currently is the following ... EMC job opening is posted. Resumes are sent. A few candidates are selected for interviews. Most of the interview centers on questions about how to solve some problems that are being experienced by said company. Then there's a decision not to hire anyone. Purchase req for new hires is closed. All candidates are rejected. A few months later, same company goes through the whole thing again. Only this time, there's a different set of questions to problems all being experienced by said company. Both sets of questions involving how-would-you-solve-this type of problems. I'm sure most of you know where I'm going with this. At the end of the day, the company or whoever in the company, has their solution or solutions. I'm not crying about this. My questions are ... Comes with the turf? Are you surprised to hear such a thing? Not surprised? Has is happened to you? Heard that it does happen but rarely and with some other company somewhere else? Happens all the time? Never happens? You gotta be kidden? So that's what that was all about! Thanks. Yea, but whaddaya gonna do about it? Well, if it does happen, so much the better I don't work there ... Etc ... Regards, Doug McKean --- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: majord...@ieee.org with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: emc-p...@hypercom.com Dave Heald: davehe...@attbi.com For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: ri...@ieee.org Jim Bacher: j.bac...@ieee.org All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on browse and then emc-pstc mailing list
Surplus EMC Test Equipment available
Greetings all. Risking the wrath of some list members, I am posting a list of surplus EMC test equipment. I hope no one takes this as a business offering, which it is not. I would prefer these items to go to a working lab instead of just being sold off to a broker. The recent assimilation of another company into the Danaher Corp. Collective has resulted in several EMC Test equipment items declared surplus. These items are all in like new condition and guaranteed working to spec. If anyone has any interest in these items please contact me off-line. No reasonable offer refused. Below is a list of items. (with the understanding the list is preliminary and may change subject to upper management decisions over which I have no control) Items 1 2 are available now. Items 3-14 will not be available for 30-35 days. (I was directed to list them now) Thank you for your understanding in this listing. Michael Taylor Colorado mtay...@hach.com 970-663-1377 ext 2646 items available now 1. Lindgren shield room (2 years old) 16' L x 12' W x 10' H w/ 4' door (unlined), 2x 30A filters two 12 wave guide air vents. Buyer responsible for disassembly removal prior to 7/30/02. Located in Wisconsin. 2. TEM Cell, Voltek G-STRIP 4'x4'x4' in good condition. the following are scheduled for surplus in the next 30 days. 3. Schaffner NSG 1025 EFT/Surge Generator w/ 2 CDN's 4. Schaffner CDN-125 EFT Coupling Clamp 5. EMCO 20A LISN 6. SOLAR 24A LISN 7. Chase MA2050B LISN 8. KeyTek Mini-Zap ESD gun (complete kit) 9. Advantest 3 Ghz Spectrum analyzer 10. HP L1500 / 4401A 1.5 Ghz Spectrum Analyzer 11. HP 7 series System Spectrum Analyzer (a great system EMC Analyzer for an automated test system) w/ 70206A Graphics Display unit 70001A Mainframe 70300A Tracking Gen. 70621A Preamp (10Hz-3 Ghz) 70904A RF Section 70400A Local Osc. 70902A IF (10Hz-300Khz) 70903A IF (100Khz-3Mhz) 12. HP 8648A Signal Gen. (9K-1Ghz) 13. Marconi Signal Gen. 2022E (9K-1Ghz) 14. Elgar, SW-5250 Programmable AC Power Source, 40Hz-400Hz 3phase @1750VA/phase (can be ganged for 18A -1 phase @ 366V) for harmonics, flicker, Power Qual. 15 Fischer Communications, model BCICF-1, Injection Clamp Calibration Fixture. end of list
