Difference between AC and DC Current Explained | AddOhms #5

GREAT VIDEO! How do you get the animation playing whilst still writing? I make similar videos :)

So why does ac shock and DC don't?

Well explained and acurate animations

i liked the intro ahhahaha loved it

I think that was the most practical and simplified explanation ever. Good job!

How is an ac source made? I get it with dc and a battery it makes sense but not with the ac. What makes the polarity change

How does an AC source converts into DC?

so is my cat constantly seeing flashing???

So that explains led lights flashing

Man this was an excellent simple breakdown

I just watched this video as part of my prep before I attend a home inspector course. I know nothing about electricity. This was very clear and easy to understand. Now I know why my videos with Christmas trees in the background often show flickering lights that I don't see with my eyes.

Thank you

Wow this just seriously help understand the difference

You can actually see the ac cycling by watching bowling slo mo videos and see the lights flickering or looking at distant city lites.

very helpful thank you

So the light bulb and everything that is powered with AC pretty much "turns off" like 50 times a second but we don't notice?

I have questions for AC: Why does the volts increase and decrease? Why does 0V cause a change in polarity? Why is it better to use than DC in the mains supply?

I understand why dc puch harder than ac It's constant one-way

Very informative

Ok, I have a lot of questions, and yes I understand what you're saying,

Amazing guide; quick, easy to understand, and great explanation thank you.

thank you!

At 65 I learned something amazing today. TU

Thank you

Thanks for nice video.

Is anyone who could explain Why lower voltage dc produce more amps than high voltage ac?
Thanks

Hello guys recently I made a 12v Li-ion battery pack and used a stepdown to 5v, now what kind of battery is mine,dc or ac? Is it ok to go from 12v to 5v than again 12v since I will use a usb cable dc 5v to 12v so I can use the pack for the echo dot 4th generation. I hope smo will read this😅

Thank you!

THIS WAS A GREAT HELP, THANK YOU

I’m 22 years old and just learning about this. Thank you!!

well explained

I don’t get it. If the electrons in ac go back and forward, then most of them never reach the lightbulb. So if you demonstrate the current flow that way, then it can’t work I guess or am I wrong? I know that it has to do something with the electric field , which points in the direction of the lightbulb, but that’s all I know. Can someone help?

How can a lightbulb be flashing 50 times a second and we can't detect it, yet our eyes can easily tell the difference between 30 fps and 60 fps?

When you have a flickering light bulb, does that have anything to do with the AC?

Crazy to think there are always a bunch of flickering lights around us and we have no clue. Thats like a twighlight zone episode

I've always been confused about AC and DC my entire life, and it's been explained to me in just 4 minutes. Thank you!

So what with alternating current at 50Hz with a simple motor. Why doesn't it go back and forth in opposite directions? What enables a simple AC motor to spin in one direction?

How would a ac current affect a motor?

Lol I was looking for AC/DC band definition

But polarity also remain same in AC though flow changes.
Why is it?

Finally I got it. Thanks

Thanks so much you help me finally comprehend and retain so much better

Just quest if you have alternator and A/c its the voltage corrent what is the ground or its not ground just the corrent running on circle

Thank you!!

I have a question.
In your example where a bult flashes 50 times per seconds in 50Hz, how come it does not flash 100 times per second as 1 cycle contains 2 voltage peaks?

Is PWM AC or DC!?!!!

great video man

thank you, this was very informative.

I like your explanation

Perhaps it's easier for a novice to understand that AC is flowing in a bidirectional way rather than calling it alternating which sounds more confusing