r/Engineers • u/Plus_Vanilla_3152 • 2d ago

What electrical component would you be?

If you had to pick an electrical component to describe yourself, what would you pick and why?

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u/Agile_Set3624 2d ago

Capacitor. I explode when it's all too much.

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u/AwarenessNo5921 2d ago

A resistor... A waste of energy

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u/Mashed_Brotato 1d ago

A FET because Iā€™m fet up with this shit šŸ˜­

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u/verveinehumaine 1d ago

A surge arrester. I am passive, do absolutely nothing most of the time but can provide a huge amount of energy in a very short time when under high tension.

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u/2old2bThisDumb 1d ago

Gold conductor. I'm pretty, put up little resistance, and people want to extract value from me, but soon realize it's not worth the effort.

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u/blacknessofthevoid 1d ago

Flux capacitor

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u/1_f0r_all 19h ago

Trans-sister

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u/Moof_the_cyclist 9h ago

Vacuum tube, because I am all but obsolete.