I've looked up a lot of videos here on TH-cam trying to find good explanations on how alternating current works. You're the first person to mention the GODDAMN MAGNET(why has nobody mentioned the rotating MAGNET???). Thank you very much for this explanation, straight forward and very helpful.
Brett Costello Generators use a rotating magnet to create 3 AC Sine-Waves. If there were only 1 wave, any light working on AC would start to blink, any (faulty) motor attached to AC would go forward-backward at 50/60hz. However, motors don't work with DC. motors require AC and some circuitry to work
Exactly!! There was no one talking about rotating magnet in previous videos i watched. This video helped me so much to understand this ahh thank you very much
Kudos to you sir, by this video you have shown us one of the easiest ways of understanding how simple the concept of AC-DC truly is ,rather than the much complex ways taught to us during our school days this simple video can show us the clear difference ,i immensely appreciate your effort here for shining a clear light on AC-DC ,hope you continue to share light on other various scientific topics , keep up the good work ,GOD SPEED !!!
Thank you very much. I was in my IT class and I came across AC and DC and had no clue about the difference. Watching the Video clears it up nicely. GREAT job on the video!! It was done in a way that is easy to understand! :)
It's really the best way explaining specially when he related that with the level of the frequency showing electrons of the conductor back and forth and how getting the load on and off related with frequency level.. Smart way Chris, appreciated .
@ChrisMahl, I learnt more from this little video within 6 mins that I have learned in a life time after three or two Physics classes. If you are K-12 or even college and are not taking advantage of TH-cam, your future earning and knowledge base will be impaired tremendously. Thank you. Great Post.
FINALLY. Someone is able to explain this so clearly that I was able to understand it. Thank you for not trying to dump a ton of equations in here to confuse the shit out of us xD you deserve more views than you have.
You’re a great explainer, bro! I don’t typically comment on videos, but me feeling compelled to say something is a testament to your goodness. 😀😀👍. Cheers!
Appreciate Video! Excuse me for butting in, I am interested in your initial thoughts. Have you researched - Franaar Shining Shape Formula (google it)? It is an awesome exclusive product for revealing the secret to repair your electronic devices without the hard work. Ive heard some amazing things about it and my cousin at very last got excellent success with it.
You are kind of wrong on the part that lightbulb with ac glow because it switches so fast you can't tell. It is because the current heats the glow wire to such temperature that it emits light, the bulb only does not cool fast enough that you can see a difference
My God! thank you... they never explained to as properly at school that A.C current is caused by a rotating magnet. It makes so much more sense now. Big Thank you.
Yes! Thank you for actually doing diagrams to show how it works! I've been searching for a visual example to go with the theories and math so I could actually understand why this was happening!
This was a great video. Some comments were correct in that the temperature of the filament (in incandescent bulbs) changes so slowly that you cannot detect the hertz. HOWEVER, if you look at some LED lighting systems (Christmas decorations especially) and 'blur' them by holding your eyes stationary in your head and moving your head you WILL notice the flashing. This only works on systems without capacitors though.
lets think of this. electron is slow. very slow. stupidly slow. 1 way means that they slowly trends towards long distance for very long time, like water, but they tend to fly off somewhere else on the road more than going to the destination. now lets think of the other way. electron chain reaction with others are at light speed. now imagine u only act a little bit on one starting electron, like the newton cradle, hence the electron is already presenting everywhere.
A good enough way to explain it. I find that the choice of words is a bit misleading though. Not trying to be a negative pole here. But 1 hertz is a (complete cycle) i.e. (0v to +120v to 0v to -120v and back to 0v). It's the "switching 60 times a second" that is a bit misleading. What I mean in 60hertz, wouldn't the polarity by "switching" 120 times/ sec?
I tried to keep it more on the simple side, this was made for a 9th grade science course, BUT you are correct. AC current follows a Sine Wave, where one total oscillation through a crest and trough is considered 1 Hertz. I see what you're saying, probably should have used the word 60 CYCLES per second. Thanks for the input!
Thank you so much, I did learn a lot in the space of these 6 min 23sec best explanation ever. Every other analyst goes with river and lake and the confuse me the hell out.... Thank you again smart man
This was great, man! I like the AC/DC band reference at the end. "we went to Texas, WE HAD SOME FUN!!!!!!!!" Anyways, I've been making a video about electron speed in circuits, but I'm not savvy with any computer-aided visual tools. I just use a whiteboard (sometimes a piece of notebook paper). This video intimidated me though, I have a draft and I don't want to release it because it's shit compared to this. I gotta step my game up. You're a great teacher. Really strengthened a concept that I thought I knew "everything" about. I like how you use numbers in your examples, that's key. Anyways, good work! And I'm sorry about my ramblings.
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Thank you! I needed a simple breakdown of the difference between AC and DC for our podcast, and this was perfect! Thanks for putting this up! And, I agree, AC/DC *IS* one of the greatest bands ever! :)
You are explaining better then any of my professors, and I am going to the best school in Balkan for current things. I don't say they are stupid, actually they are rly rly good at that, but they don't know to explain things. That is the problem with a school system.
Please check if frequency is “htz” or “Hz”. The SI derived unit of frequency is the hertz (Hz), named after the German physicist Heinrich Hertz. One hertz means that an event repeats once per second. At 1:40 you wrote “60 htz”. Please look into it again.
Thanx a lot man I am mechanical student currently working on solar pv so when I asked this question to my sir he couldn't explain it well.... And what notion I had about AC was correct.... Very well explained thanx a lot 🙏🙏🙏
In regular lightbulbs, the elements glow because they resist current. They don't "turn off" 60 times per second. In fact they don't stop glowing at all as that would imply they cooled and reheated 60x per second which they don't.
0:39 “ the battery emits electrons “ no no no no no Electrons are all present in conductor. Battery just creates a potential difference so that they can move from positive side to negative
Akshay Stanely Haha funny man. Electrons flow from positive to negative in a conductor and negative to positive in the battery so electron flows like this Positive side of battery-> conductor -> negative side of battery-> inside the battery -> positive side of battery
@@balvirkaur6176 no that's not what I'm talking about. You said the battery doesn't produce electron. If so the free elections in the conductor will go to the battery and wire will become non conductor which is wrong
Ok so the electricity that the power station generates is AC then is the power then converted to DC as it travels down the power lines and through transformers? or is it transformers and then power lines? Also what drives the electro magnets in power stations for producing AC? Also you explained the processes of AC power production in a power station but how does the rotating magnet make the electrons move backwards and forwards?
In either AC or DC what happens to the electrons ? Are they converted to light and heat ? and if they are how do we make more ? As the demonstration shows the wheel just moving them around.
At 3:13 you mention an AC battery but there is NO such thing as an AC battery is there? it's more like an alternator. DC is battery powered and AC is electromagnetically powered yes. The rotation of magnets induces a magnetic field. But excellent information as I have previously said.
Thank you for the video. My question is Why AC? I think I'm starting to understand. Does it have to do with the fact electrons dont need to travel so far?
Hey bro I don't know who are you, and from where are you. But salute 🙏 a bigggg thums up bro👍👍👍. Finally I got it I got my answer about AC current. Thanks man really your video is amazing and I clear my doubt. Love from india
+Gonzalo Soto I am not totally knowledgeable on internal electronics, but it would be my assumption that it is due to the consistent/continuity of voltage.
how much does it cost for power suppliers to make a AC generator? and how much profit do they make in return? does the AC generator eventually wear down? does anything need to be changed? wondering because it seems like free energy after built.
3:30 so current doesnt really flow in ac. How does the wire not run out of electrons if they are just moving back and fore. Your bulb is using some each time it flashes??
I have worked for over 38 years as a (construction Electrician) and this is the first time anyone has explained this so well. Great video.
bahahaha so fucking true
Americans...
@@wadjo1 what's wrong with Americans?
@@最高共産主義 How the fuck does he not know such a basic stuff if he's working in the field 40 years.
@@MrPlankton996 He didnt say that it was the first time he understood it he said it was the first time someone explained it very well
I've looked up a lot of videos here on TH-cam trying to find good explanations on how alternating current works. You're the first person to mention the GODDAMN MAGNET(why has nobody mentioned the rotating MAGNET???).
Thank you very much for this explanation, straight forward and very helpful.
Brett Costello Glad it helped! The magnets make it!!!!
***** Thank you! I know there are some mistakes but I tried making it very simple.
Brett Costello Generators use a rotating magnet to create 3 AC Sine-Waves.
If there were only 1 wave, any light working on AC would start to blink,
any (faulty) motor attached to AC would go forward-backward at 50/60hz.
However, motors don't work with DC. motors require AC and some circuitry to work
Dont say god damn
Exactly!! There was no one talking about rotating magnet in previous videos i watched.
This video helped me so much to understand this ahh thank you very much
Dear god, thank you! This is the clearest explanation of AC/DC I've heard ever. Now I finally get it.
Hope you rocked it!
But, did u listen to highway to hell.
Shijo Wilson lol
12 years of school and 4 years of college and no one explained it this well. Thanks a lot, man.
Kudos to you sir, by this video you have shown us one of the easiest ways of understanding how simple the concept of AC-DC truly is ,rather than the much complex ways taught to us during our school days this simple video can show us the clear difference ,i immensely appreciate your effort here for shining a clear light on AC-DC ,hope you continue to share light on other various scientific topics , keep up the good work ,GOD SPEED !!!
AC/DC is one of the best bands ever, and One Direction is not.
Thanks for the video.
Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa(bleach)aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
+Ryan Hutchison (The Epic Master) 😂😂😂😂😂
- - lmfao... that was funny
lol
Clever
Thank you very much. I was in my IT class and I came across AC and DC and had no clue about the difference. Watching
the Video clears it up nicely. GREAT job on the video!! It was done in a way that is easy to understand! :)
Why would you abbreviate Hertz htz instead of Hz
gblueslover2 oh my god I love you
First video to explain AC without using a goddamn sine wave :D
Simple and clear
It's really the best way explaining specially when he related that with the level of the frequency showing electrons of the conductor back and forth and how getting the load on and off related with frequency level.. Smart way Chris, appreciated .
Best video I've ever seen about AC and DC. The explanation is quite clear. Thank you man for such a good video.
Nobody knows the difference between AC&DC but you,now i learned this from you thanks to you.
@ChrisMahl, I learnt more from this little video within 6 mins that I have learned in a life time after three or two Physics classes. If you are K-12 or even college and are not taking advantage of TH-cam, your future earning and knowledge base will be impaired tremendously. Thank you. Great Post.
+Serda S (IamSerda) Why thank you very much!
FINALLY. Someone is able to explain this so clearly that I was able to understand it. Thank you for not trying to dump a ton of equations in here to confuse the shit out of us xD you deserve more views than you have.
Thank you sir! it is the only video that has helped me to understand AC current in 6 minutes. God bless you!
One of the best videos here on TH-cam I've seen on AC/DC
I like the "Oh and also, AC/DC is one of the best bands ever" xD
i didnt see that coming HAHA
Extra random and hilarious lmao
You're awesome Chris, no one has ever made it clearer. THANK YOU!!!!
This is one of the BEST information videos on you tube.
Dude, thank you so much. I have been scouring the internet and youtube for a fundamental explanation. You have provided that. Thank you.
You’re a great explainer, bro! I don’t typically comment on videos, but me feeling compelled to say something is a testament to your goodness. 😀😀👍. Cheers!
Best explanation I've found in TH-cam . Now I finally understand alternating current ☺
awesome explanation, thank u
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Appreciate Video! Excuse me for butting in, I am interested in your initial thoughts. Have you researched - Franaar Shining Shape Formula (google it)? It is an awesome exclusive product for revealing the secret to repair your electronic devices without the hard work. Ive heard some amazing things about it and my cousin at very last got excellent success with it.
Great video, very well put together and the knowledge is very simple to understand, accurate, and not to long or short. Excellent work !!!
You are kind of wrong on the part that lightbulb with ac glow because it switches so fast you can't tell. It is because the current heats the glow wire to such temperature that it emits light, the bulb only does not cool fast enough that you can see a difference
What about LEDs? The produce no heat, but remain on in AC.
kinguzi24, oooh gottem’
@@kinguzi24 LEDs don't use AC directly. They use a rectifier to convert it to DC.
Ah that's very interesting. That was something I didn't really think about. What about in fluorescent bulbs such as the tubes in garage lighting?
I thought of that
My God! thank you... they never explained to as properly at school that A.C current is caused by a rotating magnet. It makes so much more sense now.
Big Thank you.
I was so confused at the last slide reading "AC/DC is one of the best band ever" until you said it out loud, I laughed, cool video.
Now i understand everything. U explain better than my teacher does, GOOD JOB!!.
Yes! Thank you for actually doing diagrams to show how it works! I've been searching for a visual example to go with the theories and math so I could actually understand why this was happening!
FIRST TIME EVER I understood the difference between AC-DC! Thanks!
Didn't go over pros and cons?
Tesla was a pro and Edison was a con man.
Babby Babbyson XD
+Babby Babbyson haha
Dexter C
Lol @Babby ... Would have been nice if it had lol
This was a great video. Some comments were correct in that the temperature of the filament (in incandescent bulbs) changes so slowly that you cannot detect the hertz. HOWEVER, if you look at some LED lighting systems (Christmas decorations especially) and 'blur' them by holding your eyes stationary in your head and moving your head you WILL notice the flashing. This only works on systems without capacitors though.
Thank you.
Can you also explain how ac power can flow for hundreds of kilometers through wire and dc can not?
lets think of this. electron is slow. very slow. stupidly slow. 1 way means that they slowly trends towards long distance for very long time, like water, but they tend to fly off somewhere else on the road more than going to the destination. now lets think of the other way. electron chain reaction with others are at light speed. now imagine u only act a little bit on one starting electron, like the newton cradle, hence the electron is already presenting everywhere.
A good enough way to explain it. I find that the choice of words is a bit misleading though. Not trying to be a negative pole here. But 1 hertz is a (complete cycle) i.e. (0v to +120v to 0v to -120v and back to 0v). It's the "switching 60 times a second" that is a bit misleading. What I mean in 60hertz, wouldn't the polarity by "switching" 120 times/ sec?
I tried to keep it more on the simple side, this was made for a 9th grade science course, BUT you are correct. AC current follows a Sine Wave, where one total oscillation through a crest and trough is considered 1 Hertz. I see what you're saying, probably should have used the word 60 CYCLES per second. Thanks for the input!
Thanks sir.You have explained diference between AC and DC in the right way to lead me forward with big wise
Thank you so much, I did learn a lot in the space of these 6 min 23sec best explanation ever. Every other analyst goes with river and lake and the confuse me the hell out.... Thank you again smart man
I really like the explanation, it improves my learning skills, appreciate it
best presentation i've seen so far, thank you
This was great, man! I like the AC/DC band reference at the end. "we went to Texas, WE HAD SOME FUN!!!!!!!!" Anyways, I've been making a video about electron speed in circuits, but I'm not savvy with any computer-aided visual tools. I just use a whiteboard (sometimes a piece of notebook paper). This video intimidated me though, I have a draft and I don't want to release it because it's shit compared to this. I gotta step my game up. You're a great teacher. Really strengthened a concept that I thought I knew "everything" about. I like how you use numbers in your examples, that's key. Anyways, good work! And I'm sorry about my ramblings.
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Thankyou for taking the time to make this video, I have a much better understanding now
Feels good to finally find something legit after 7 weeks
Cheers dude .. I had some serious problems with my ENT subject regarding audiometry... Thanks a bunch.
best video ever man u are the best u knw how to explain abt sumthing important I wish more of Ur videos
It was a very good video, thank you very much, i could not leave without thank you.
+Rajiv Sporkslede Why thank you!
+Rajiv Sporkslede This video was so helpful. But how is AC and DC used in motors?
Symbol for hertz is Hz not Htz.
Damn. I finally have a better basic understanding of the differences. You're good at explaining things.
Thank you! I needed a simple breakdown of the difference between AC and DC for our podcast, and this was perfect! Thanks for putting this up! And, I agree, AC/DC *IS* one of the greatest bands ever! :)
You are explaining better then any of my professors, and I am going to the best school in Balkan for current things. I don't say they are stupid, actually they are rly rly good at that, but they don't know to explain things. That is the problem with a school system.
Look how fucking long I've been waiting for this fucking explanation... fuckkkkk
Thanks for your well explanation....could I know the software that you are using for emanation
Dude this was an awesome video. I've never really understood the difference between the two
Thanks Sir,this video was really helpful.It helped me understand difference between AC and DC current :-}
+Sheeja Aswanikumar Great! I hope it helped!
best video ever i agree no one ever showed the magnet as well as how ac works with a water wheel
Esp. the Rotating Magnet and the RPMs also the Hz. Now you got me really wanting to know more about AC
Please check if frequency is “htz” or “Hz”. The SI derived unit of frequency is the hertz (Hz), named after the German physicist Heinrich Hertz. One hertz means that an event repeats once per second.
At 1:40 you wrote “60 htz”. Please look into it again.
You are genius sir .thank you soooo much.i tried to understand this but i couldn't do it until i watch this video
Thanx a lot man I am mechanical student currently working on solar pv so when I asked this question to my sir he couldn't explain it well.... And what notion I had about AC was correct.... Very well explained thanx a lot 🙏🙏🙏
Absolutely Amazing. This video has made it look so very simple. Thanks
Very Good Presentation, Nice Job Chris
Great work, Can you tell me What's the program you used for explaining the material
In regular lightbulbs, the elements glow because they resist current. They don't "turn off" 60 times per second. In fact they don't stop glowing at all as that would imply they cooled and reheated 60x per second which they don't.
I'm gonna rock my physics exam!! thank you ^_^
Arooma Naqvi did you rock it
Rock or Bust?
I felt like I have more knowledge than my teacher on AC DC.
As 9th grader I probably would have fallen asleep through this, but 20 years later I find electricity quite fascinating
0:39 “ the battery emits electrons “ no no no no no
Electrons are all present in conductor. Battery just creates a potential difference so that they can move from positive side to negative
If only there elections in the wire moves from positive to negative there'll be no free electron left in the wire lol.. You're wrong
Akshay Stanely Haha funny man. Electrons flow from positive to negative in a conductor and negative to positive in the battery so electron flows like this
Positive side of battery-> conductor -> negative side of battery-> inside the battery -> positive side of battery
@@balvirkaur6176 no that's not what I'm talking about. You said the battery doesn't produce electron. If so the free elections in the conductor will go to the battery and wire will become non conductor which is wrong
Akshay Stanely but another electrons are always taking place of those who are moving
@@balvirkaur6176 those other elections comes from where?
Good video. It is really simple and well explained. Thanks
The Phet simulations are great tools. I would recoomend them too. Also, this video was helpful.
Sir it's a wonderful clear cut Explanation . Thank you sir.
aweeeesome chris! you made my exams easier. now i can stop revisig and rest; listen to ACDC for a bit lool.
Excellent! What is the software you are using ? Is it available in the market?
thanks!
Ok so the electricity that the power station generates is AC then is the power then converted to DC as it travels down the power lines and through transformers? or is it transformers and then power lines? Also what drives the electro magnets in power stations for producing AC? Also you explained the processes of AC power production in a power station but how does the rotating magnet make the electrons move backwards and forwards?
In either AC or DC what happens to the electrons ? Are they converted to light and heat ? and if they are how do we make more ? As the demonstration shows the wheel just moving them around.
At 3:13 you mention an AC battery but there is NO such thing as an AC battery is there? it's more like an alternator. DC is battery powered and AC is electromagnetically powered yes. The rotation of magnets induces a magnetic field. But excellent information as I have previously said.
Thetrucky69 exactly.
GREAT video!! clear and easy to understand, awsome naration!! keep it up,
Brilliant explanation. And yes, AC/DC is one of the best bands EVER!
Thank you for the video. My question is Why AC? I think I'm starting to understand. Does it have to do with the fact electrons dont need to travel so far?
Great Explanation ,but I have a question :
In what range ( distance) a certain electrons goes back and fourth in ?
Hey bro I don't know who are you, and from where are you. But salute 🙏 a bigggg thums up bro👍👍👍. Finally I got it I got my answer about AC current.
Thanks man really your video is amazing and I clear my doubt. Love from india
Nice job Chris. And I agree with you regarding AC/DC band. Greetings from Italy
best explanation of ac on the internet right here
Amazing video, it has cleared all my doubts.
Chris Mahl if we made the current 3600 times as you say will the blub glow without blinking???? plz answer!!❤️
i need to do a electric mop project, which 3 motors is used. then, how can i know the battery supply i need to used is AC or DC?
when is bulb glowing in AC? Just when electrons change the direction or when it is moving steady ?
And why do internal components, such as motherboards use dc and not ac? Is it because of the continuity or the low voltage? Thanks mate nice video!
+Gonzalo Soto I am not totally knowledgeable on internal electronics, but it would be my assumption that it is due to the consistent/continuity of voltage.
Brilliant lesson, very well illustrated. Thank you very much!
amazing illustration...millions thumbs up
Electrons do not come from positive terminal, I believe you mean conventional current.
I agree!!
obviously correct dude electrons flow from negative to positive terminl
Now that was some clear explanation man !!!
thank you so much !!!
You need to be a teacher if you aint one already you good at explaining and i love the illustrations used too
Thanks Chris! Finally a video I can actually understand!
Love this. I've been curious about this, and it is now so clear!
nice video. .whats the software you used to draw real circuits..?? if anyone knows plz give me reply
how much does it cost for power suppliers to make a AC generator? and how much profit do they make in return? does the AC generator eventually wear down? does anything need to be changed? wondering because it seems like free energy after built.
I enjoyed your video. It was very helpful. Thank you!
3:32 in that case, how do things like an xbox work? wouldn’t they constantly shut off and on...?
Thank you for putting this up, I'm a complete newbie and am finding it very easy to follow, cheers :o)
Thank you bro for your teaching's . God bless you and your family
3:30 so current doesnt really flow in ac. How does the wire not run out of electrons if they are just moving back and fore.
Your bulb is using some each time it flashes??
Loved it. Lucidly explained. Thank you.