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A.c or D.c

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yasir_ali

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how to find if voltage in a circuit is A.c or D.c at any point (say at output)? when one does not have an Oscilloscope.
 
Connect two LEDs in reverse parallel and in series with a suitable resistor. If both LEDs appear to glow then it's AC, if only one glows then it's DC.
 
It's usually obvious by the context, but almost all 'voltages' measured will be DC - AC is in a tiny minority. This doesn't refer to 'signals' which are a different thing entirely.
 
What voltage are you roughly talking about?

If it's above about 90V then you can use a neon lamp and a suitable series resistor, the cathode will always glow brightest and if its AC then both electrodes will glow.
 
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