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The household supply in the UK is 240 V and is AC (alternate current).

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Does 48 volt dcwork with 100watt ac bulb?

No, a 48-volt DC power supply cannot directly power a 100-watt AC bulb. AC bulbs are designed to operate on alternating current, typically at standard voltages like 120V or 240V, and require an AC waveform. To use a 48-volt DC supply, you would need a compatible DC bulb or a DC-AC inverter to convert the DC to AC at the required voltage and frequency.


Battery ac or DC?

Batteries can provide both AC (alternating current) or DC (direct current) power, depending on the type of device they are connected to. However, most batteries themselves supply DC power. Devices that require AC power typically use an inverter to convert the battery's DC power into AC power.


Does ac dc mean it can run on battery or plug into wall?

AC - Alternating Current, same thing that comes out of a wall socket DC - Direct Current, batteries. <<>> When a device has AC/DC on its name plate, it can work off either of the two voltages. Many portable radios have this function. When the radio is plugged into AC, the voltage is transformed to the working DC voltage and then rectified to a DC voltage. When the radio is on battery operation, the radio operated strictly from the DC voltage supplied by the batteries. The change between voltages from AC to DC or DC to AC is almost instantaneously. This change over is done through an AC powered relay in the radio. When the AC held in relay looses its supply it de energizes and switches over to DC power if the batteries are in the radio. With batteries in the radio try it. Plug into the AC supply, turn on the radio that has batteries installed in it, unplug the AC supply and the radio will not miss a beat.


Does a transformer convert AC to DC?

No, a transformer does not change AC to DC. For this purpose there is a device known as a rectifier, and to transform it back to AC from DC you'll need an inverter. Transformers are only useful with AC due to the alternating waveform which induces a voltage in the secondary winding (when it is connected to a load).


Does a computer use AC or dc power?

Both, in a way. Electronic components, including moth components inside the computer, need DC. However, since the power available in homes or offices is AC, a computer is designed to work with this. A computer has a power supply that internally converts AC to DC.

Related Questions

Why can't we use DC supply in home?

in our home most of the electrical appliances can work only on ac supply e.g. tubelights, fan, refrigeratorsand so on.else we can also say that dc supply is costlier then ac for the same amount of power.


How you convert DC TO ac?

we can convert a dc supply to an ac supply using inverters. Its a common operation which we observe in our daily lives dc can be converted to Ac using an undulator.


What is the advantages of the universal motors?

the universel motor can runs at both ac and dc supply.


Can ac motor be used in car airconditioner?

In a car the power supply is DC so all motors in cars work on DC. Also, AC motors are usually designed for 120 v or 240 v so they would not work on 12 v DC. So the answer is no.


Is New Zealand mains electricity AC or DC?

AC 220/240 volts


How can a radio use both DC and AC?

Radios use DC power supplies to operate. If a radio is powered from a mains AC supply, a power supply circuit will convert the AC supply to DC. Therefore, a radio may have both a DC and an AC power input but ultimately, the internal circuitry will always use DC.


What is the use of a regulator?

ac supply converted with dc supply


What is the use of regulator?

ac supply converted with dc supply


Is the metro rail train using ac or dc power supply?

dc power supply


Ac and dc load line of BJT-explain?

when the dc supply given, dc load line lies in the Ic and Vcc. when the AC supply given, AC load line lies in the Ic and Vcc.


How does DC to ac power supply work?

If having DC and AC is required then a PWM pulse width modulator is required to chop the DC to make AC


Why ac prepared DC current?

because the transmission cost of ac supply is lesser than dc. thats why ac is prefered