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    11 hours ago

    sounds more like we should just change away from a shitty system that needs to be a specific frequency. If only there was an alternative…

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        9 hours ago

        high voltage DC, it was a bad idea in the past due to the difficulty of changing voltage, but Buck boost converters exist now, as due inverters.

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          8 hours ago

          Tell this idea to an electrical engineer, and bring a stopwatch to time how many minutes they laugh for

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          7 hours ago

          Now imagine replacing all transformers with buck-boost converters…