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[โ€“] [email protected] 172 points 6 months ago (12 children)

Looking passed the absolutely insane answer here, no one has even brought up the whole issue of AC vs DC. Batteries are DC, while your fridge that plugs into your wall running on AC. I know they make DC ones, but it isn't like they are interchangeable.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

There are DC-AC converters you can use (might be called inverters in English idk), which are pretty interesting circuits. They are used all the time, e.g. to use solar energy

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