[SGVLUG] Off-topic - ac vs. dc

[Robert Leyva]

I am not an expert, but I believe people chose alternating current over
direct current back-in-the-day was that transformers could be used to
adjust  current and voltage easily with the technology back then....

After all, a transformer is basically low-tech in my opinion : a set of
coils.

> On Wed, Feb 21, 2007 at 12:02:49PM -0800, Emerson, Tom (*IC) wrote:
> ...
>> -----Original Message----- Of David Lawyer
>> > On Tue, Feb 20, 2007 at 10:56:18AM -0800, Emerson, Tom (*IC) wrote:
>> > >
>> > > After all, consider "AC", ...
>> > > -- this is the biggest "scam" of them all[...]
>> > > current flow changes, which means that the power company is selling
>> > > you THE EXACT SAME ELECTRON OVER AND OVER AGAIN ;)
> [snip]
> 			David Lawyer
>


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Robert Leyva
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