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  1. BrunoPuntzJones

    Concrete Sidewalk Expansion Joint question

    Hello all, It's been a long time since I've been on this forum, but I'm back with a question outside my area of expertise. I own an old building along a street which is being completely rebuilt. The sidewalks are 6' wide concrete and have an expansion joint ~2-8" from the foundation of the...
  2. BrunoPuntzJones

    IV curve with Keithley 2400 sourcemeter

    Hello, I use a Keithley 2400 sourcemeter to trace I-V curves for solar cells under illumination (the keithley sources voltage, measures current). I've found that if the current compliance level for the Keithley is set much higher than the current I'm actually measuring, the I-V curve will have...
  3. BrunoPuntzJones

    Silicon PV coverplate

    There do not seem to be too many photovoltaics people here, but if anyone can help me out: Most crystalline (single and multi) silicon solar panels I've seen have a patterned coverplate. What exactly is the reasoning for using patterned glass? I have my own thoughts on this but I'll keep...
  4. BrunoPuntzJones

    In Situ Particle Monitoring

    I work in vacuum coating, but not in the semiconductor industry. I'm hoping someone here may be able to help be out. I am looking for an in situ particle monitor for a vacumm system. The simplest of these system are a laser which traverses an opening. Particles pass through the opening and...
  5. BrunoPuntzJones

    Question about your (life) partner

    Ok, here's a few questions I'm interested in hearing the answers to. How many of you have husbands, wives, girlfirends or boyfriends that are engineers or have technical or scientific jobs? Would you prefer to marry (or date) someone with a technical / science background or would you prefer...
  6. BrunoPuntzJones

    If you weren't an engineer, what would you be?

    I've been thinking about this recently. Not because I am unhappy with engineering, but because so many other things also sound so interesting to me. I'd like to hear from the rest of you. If you had to pick another career, what would you choose?

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