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		davedx 8 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Building my own solar power system Stepping voltage up or down isnt as lossy (or expensive) as converting from AC<->DC

rssoconnor 8 months ago [–]

As someone not into electronics, can you explain how that works. I'm only familiar with transformers which, of course, require AC?

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