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An '''AC Adapter''' is a simple device. It transfers current from an electrical socket (AC, or alternating current) into power usable by battery-powered devices (DC, or direct current). Many handheld devices (including most, if not all, [[handheld game console]]s) have had some form of AC adapter released for them at one point or another. | An '''AC Adapter''' is a simple device. It transfers current from an electrical socket (AC, or alternating current) into power usable by battery-powered devices (DC, or direct current). Many handheld devices (including most, if not all, [[handheld game console]]s) have had some form of AC adapter released for them at one point or another. | ||
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Revision as of 19:17, 20 March 2006
An AC Adapter is a simple device. It transfers current from an electrical socket (AC, or alternating current) into power usable by battery-powered devices (DC, or direct current). Many handheld devices (including most, if not all, handheld game consoles) have had some form of AC adapter released for them at one point or another.