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Damien Batstone <djb_at_er.dtu.dk> wrote:

> At 18:03 08-11-2002 -0800, you wrote:
>
>>"Johannes Wolf" <mp2100_at_mail-gw.estec.esa.nl> wrote:

(*snip*)

>>Um ... you did mean AC source, right? :o)
>
> No. He meant DC. The only common AC-AC adapters you'll find now
are for
> desk fluoro lamps, and I wouldn't mess with them. 24VAC used to be
common
> for valve actuation, but has been largely replaced by 24VDC now.

Well, the reason I asked is because typically, when you plug in
somehting to an outlet coming out of the wall, it supplies AC. The
adapter rectifies it to DC ... hence AC source.

--gdw

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