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How can you make an electric current?
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An example of how to make an electric current
Direct, or one-way, current (DC) is made by a battery or by a dynamo. A dynamo rotates a coil of wire in a magnetic field to produce a current. Alternating current (AC) changes direction, and is produced by an alternator.
 
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