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Magic piano? I didn't know there were rules on having a specific username on this forum?

my name is steve Parkinson - sparky for short. That's why I made it clear im not a sparky at the beginning of the post. Is a serious post. Trying to understand the theory behind electrics having read some of the posts in the UK Electrics forum. Will google it now......

Didn't understand that last bit? Is that the same with TV's and appliances like that too? They're actually switching on and off but just too fast for anyone to notice?

Right, so neutral stays neutral, but live alternates between live and neutral? How does that actually work in real world terms? As in if I have a light connected to an AC circuit, when switched on, how does the light stay on and not flicker on and off when the live current alternates between...

Hi everyone, I'm new to this forum and although the name suggests so, im not a sparky. AC Current - from what I remember from school, this stands for alternating current - i.e. the current alternated between the live and neutral? Is this right? So basically the live becomes neutral and...