If I were to take a standard AC to DC converter, say a laptop charger, and hook up the input side (which expects 120VAC at 60Hz) to a DC power supply of some sorts, will the electricity still be “converted,” or will it just not work at all? I am clearly very uneducated when it comes to electronics (albeit working on it) so I would very much an ELI5 answer Thanks!
No, in that case you will need a DC to DC converter. They work differently.
That’s kinda what I was thinking. Will anything be ruined in this case? What prevents it from working?
I would think it’s because a “receiver” of AC current has to be specifically designed/set up to receive an alternating current. If it receives a direct current, it either doesn’t know what to do with it, or it explodes.
Again though: I’m dumb, so please take my opinion with a grain of salt.
What makes it not work? Shouldn’t the rectifier be happy with almost anything, and anything after the rectifier would be getting the same rectified voltage in either case?