EE Wayne wrote:
> PS I spent quite a bit of time as an EE designing with battery charge
> circuits, coulomb counters, etc. There are a lot of ways to detect full
> charge, and all of them have tradeoffs. My last major project was a battery
> powered radio that was supposed to last 2-4 years on a 3V battery. I used a
> coulomb counter to track the life of the battery. The other method was to
> measure the internal battery resistance, which would increase as the battery
> discharged. The coulomb counter required knowing the initial condition of the
> battery. Kinda glade I'm retired now.
I'm currently in peak fiber-optic engineering mode dealing with things
that go far beyond my training and overall skillset. It's not that I'm
technologically illiterate, it's just that I'm dealing with stuff that
is so significantly beyond what anyone in the industry has ever had to
deal with before. I work for a communications company and our usual
level of R&D is figuring out how to combine "boxes." Not get into the
nitty gritty of loss characteristics caused by strumming when tidal
currents disturb 20 feet of underwater cable that is hung up on some
rocks..
Funny thing happened to me a couple years ago. I sensed a distinct
dropoff in my ability to learn new deeply technical information. I saw
this happen with nearly every technologist at this age and it
typically manufests itself with a tendency to become overly
"conservative" with the deployment of new technology. I recognized it
happening to me and I had to make a very specific decision to
double-down on new technology and methods even if I don't understand
them. At this point, I'm so far ahead of my skis that it's terrifying.
Imposter Syndrome is real!
So, I made a request to change jobs within the company to move to
management where my lack of technical knowledge is considered an
advantage.
AG Schnozz
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