Why can’t everything just run off AC/DC?

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Edit: Sorry I meant just off of either AC Or DC

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Everything that uses electricity does run off AC or DC. The main power in your home is AC and many devices convert it to DC before it is useful depending on the device.

Your phone and computer both use DC within them. Your computer has a power supply that converts the AC to DC before it runs the motherboard or charges the battery in the case of a laptop.

Your phone uses an AC charger which converts it to DC before the cable that connects to your phone.

There are AC motors they can be powered from the wall but often the power needs to be modified in voltage.

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