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[–] JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 weeks ago (16 children)

So if these are people wiring their Christmas lights wrong, assuming these are led lights, doesn't this "solution" not work bc of the polarity anyway? Or is that only a DC thing with diodes? I only did okay in my physics electricity stuff lol

[–] ulterno@lemmy.kde.social 10 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (10 children)

For simple stuff such as those lights, polarity is usually not a problem when using AC.

In case of AC (Alternating Current), instead of having a + and - pole, you have a Line and a Neutral terminal.

The Line terminal goes + ... - ... + ... - ... + ... - with time and the Neutral stays at 0.

When connecting to LEDs and such, you have an AC to DC converter, which tends to be fine no matter which pin you put in which hole.


Edit for clarity: I am talking only about the specific appliance in this case, having a 2 pin plug. When doing home wiring, polarity matters a lot.

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[–] JPAKx4@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

Ah, so that's why it's half power compared to DC, makes sense.

[–] Pher@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Kinda, it's half the power because the power goes like the temporal average of the current squared, the current oscillates like sine or cosine, and the temporal average of a sine or cosine squared is 1/2.

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