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Originally Posted by basjoos
DC is more efficient for long distance transmission than AC since it doesn't have the wire capacitance losses of AC cycling. Google "dc long distance transmission".
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Ok, this goes against everything I thought I knew. Wasn't the reason A/C caught on BECAUSE it was better to travel longer distances??
I just read the Wikipedia article...
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Originally Posted by UFO
I'm sure you meant AC transmission lines. DC died with Edison.
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It would appear not. I'm amazed. Here a good video on this why D/C is better. (ignore the sales pitch part of it)
https://youtu.be/g17f9J1-r-k