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AC versus DC load breaking comparison with a knife switch
Why people recommend it
Shows a knife switch breaking AC and DC loads side by side; cited to explain why switches and relays carry much lower DC ratings than AC ones.
Watch for: the sustained DC arc compared with the AC break
In their words
In switches and relays, the opposite is true because the AC signal passes from zero volts each 10ms (for 50Hz signal,) breaking the arcs (Video link: AC versus DC load breaking comparison with a knife switch.
DarkKnight on electronics.stackexchange.com, Mar 2026. CC BY-SA.
After numerous warnings from your side, and especially after seeing the video sent by "@Lorenzo Donati supporting Ukraine", I gave up on create a inverter.
Karol Szymczak on electronics.stackexchange.com, Mar 2023. CC BY-SA.
Nothing demonstrates this better than this video...
Trevor_G on electronics.stackexchange.com, Aug 2017. CC BY-SA.
