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AC Supply vs. DC Supply

03/09/2010 2:18 AM

why ac supply is maximum used?why not DC?

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Re: ac over dc

03/09/2010 2:24 AM

About every 3-6 months, someone asks this same old question, which has been answered countless times in earlier threads.

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Re: ac over dc

03/09/2010 2:45 AM

make a table

AC : DC

Advantages / disadvantages

Check which outweighs what, under what applications/ conditions

Write a full report. Submit next friday.

PS: Negative marks will be allocated if found cheating (eg asking to seniors/ online forums/copying verbatim from books)

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Re: AC Supply vs. DC Supply

03/09/2010 12:39 PM

Short answer: distance.

Do research on that issue and you will see why.

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