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The Back-to-School Sale is live. Save up to 25% on FE Electrical and PE Power training.

Every September, we see two kinds of engineers: the ones who started with a plan months ago and feel ready walking in, and the ones who wish they'd started sooner.

The gap isn't ability. It's almost always about making the decision to commit to a structured plan before the season gets away from you.

If the FE Electrical or PE Power exam has been on your list, this is your window.

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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 2

Study for FE

How can Alice and Bob establish the same secret key when every value they exchange is visible on a public network?

That is the problem solved by the Diffie-Hellman key-exchange method.

In this new FE Electrical and Computer lesson, I first explain the concept using colors and then connect the analogy to public parameters, private values, and modular exponentiation.

Watch the lecture 👇

2 weeks ago | [YT] | 1

Study for FE

Be honest — how long have you been thinking about the PE license?

If it's been more than a year, one of these five patterns is probably why:

1️⃣ Analysis paralysis
"I'll start once I have the perfect study plan."
(The plan never gets perfect. The start never happens.)

2️⃣ "Not the right time"
"After this project. After the holidays. After the kids start school."
(There is always something. The right time does not exist.)

3️⃣ Fear of failure
"What if I study for months and still don't pass?"
(The real question: what does another year of not starting cost you?)

4️⃣ Underestimating the value
"I have 15 years of experience. I don't need a credential."
(Experience and PE license are not the same thing. The market knows this.)

5️⃣ The identity trap
"I'm not a PE exam person."
(This is a belief, not a fact. Reshma was a controls engineer with no
power background. She passed FE and PE Power back-to-back in one year.)

Which one is yours?

New video walking through all five — and the one action to take today. Link below 👇

3 weeks ago | [YT] | 0

Study for FE

PE-licensed engineers earn 10–25% more than their non-licensed peers at the same experience level. Over a 30-year career, that's a $300K–$700K difference.

Most EITs know this. Most still haven't started.

I'm going live next Friday to fix that. A free 60-minute session on the exact FE-to-PE roadmap, what the license actually changes for your career, and why so many engineers stall out right before the finish line.

📅 Friday, Aug 21 · 12 PM ET 💻 Live on Zoom, free to attend

🔗 Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_xzKAMoo6TgGQXR…

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1 month ago | [YT] | 7

Study for FE

Two exams stand between you and a PE license.

Most engineers know about both.
Very few understand the actual difference.

Here's the short version:

FE ELECTRICAL = BREADTH
→ 17 sections
→ 110 questions, 5h20m, ~3 min/question
→ Everything from your undergraduate degree
→ Surface level understanding + speed

PE POWER = DEPTH
→ Fewer topics — all in power systems
→ 80 questions, ~6 min/question
→ Multi-step calculations, real engineering judgment
→ Codes and standards, multiple references
→ Surface level knowledge does not hold up

Which is harder?

Honest answer: hard in different ways.
FE is hard because of breadth.
PE Power is hard because of depth.
Most candidates find PE Power harder to prepare for.
And PE Power has a higher failure rate.

The biggest strategic mistake:
Waiting too long to start.
Every year out of school, the FE material gets rustier.
Recent grad: ~200 hours of prep needed.
10 years out: 250–400 hours.

The FE will never be easier than it is right now.

New video covering all of this — link below 👇

Where are you on the PE licensure path?
Drop it in the comments.

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1 month ago | [YT] | 1

Study for FE

We're live in 1 hour! 🔴

Phase Sequence (ABC & ACB) in Power Systems — the free training for FE Electrical & Computer and PE Power candidates.

🕛 12:00 PM ET
💻 Join here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3HC1yBs-RHG5Ty…

Bring your questions — this is your chance to ask them live.

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1 month ago | [YT] | 5

Study for FE

Tomorrow at 12 PM ET, I'm going live to cover ABC & ACB phase sequence — a topic that quietly shows up on both the FE Electrical & Computer and PE Power exams.

If you haven't registered yet, now's the time. This is free, live, and includes real Q&A.

📅 Tomorrow — Friday, July 24
🕛 12:00 PM ET

👉 Register here: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3HC1yBs-RHG5Ty…

See you there!

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1 month ago | [YT] | 0

Study for FE

Quick reminder — my free live training on Phase Sequence (ABC & ACB) in Power Systems is coming up on Friday, July 24 at 12 PM ET.

If phase sequence has ever felt confusing on FE or PE practice problems, this session is for you. We're covering the concepts, the common mistakes, and working through exam-style problems together.

Live attendees get real-time Q&A — that part isn't in the replay.

👉 Save your seat (free): us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_3HC1yBs-RHG5Ty…

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1 month ago | [YT] | 3

Study for FE

Quick numbers quiz for power engineers:

480V three-phase. 100kW real power.
Power factor: 0.70.

What is the line current?

A) 100A
B) 120A
C) 150A
D) 169A ✅

Now improve power factor to unity. Same real power, same voltage.

New line current: 120A.
I²R losses at 1Ω: drops from 28.5kW to 14.4kW.

That's a 50% reduction in line losses.
Same real power. Better power factor.

This is why utilities penalise poor power factor.
This is why power factor correction is worth the investment.
And this is why it shows up on both the FE Electrical and PE Power exams.

Full worked calculation — all three scenarios — link below 👇

Drop a comment: did you get the line current right?

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1 month ago | [YT] | 1

Study for FE

Quick question for engineers working through three-phase circuit analysis:

When you are given a delta source and a Y load — what is the very first thing you do?

Most candidates try to work through the delta directly.
This leads to dead ends under exam time pressure.

The answer: convert the delta source to Y first. Always.

V_phase = V_line-to-line / √3 at (θ − 30°)

Here is the part that catches candidates off guard:
this formula is not directly in the FE Reference Handbook.
It is not directly in the PE Power Reference Handbook either.

But it can be derived from what IS in the handbook —
the line-to-phase voltage relationship:
V_line = √3 × V_phase

Once you have the Y equivalent source, Ohm's law applies directly.
One phase. One impedance. One calculation.
Then rotate 120° for the other two phases.

That's the unlock.

Full video with worked example below 👇

Drop a comment: which three-phase configuration gives you the most trouble?

2 months ago | [YT] | 0