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Old 11-26-2007, 03:00 AM   #31
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Hate to nit pick, but being an electrician I can't help but point this out. The rate at which the AC current changes is called frequency. In the US it is 60 cycles per second or 60 Hertz. At 60 hertz the "direction" of the current flow changes from negative to positive 120 times per second.
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