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Default How does the typical mains power connect in the USA anyway?

On 11/27/2013 05:08 AM, Phil Allison wrote:


** False concept.

Electrons leave by one wire and return to the source by the other.

If they meet "resistance" then work is done by the source in propelling them
through that resistance. The work done is heating that resistance and the
energy released is proportional to the square of the number of electrons per
second travelling in the loop.

The simple ****ing fact is that it is ELECTRONS that return, not power.



... Phil

Do the electrons actually drive around in circles or do they just bump
into each other like a circle of autos?