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Power inverter, an Uncommon card
A power inverter or power invertor, often simply called an inverter or invertor, is a power electronic device or circuitry that changes direct current to alternating current.
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 76
- DEF
- 70
- Power
- 146
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 100,000
Power 146 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 75 % of WikiCards cards.
Power inverter quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Power inverter card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Inverters do the opposite of ______, which convert AC to DC.
Answer
rectifiers. Inverters do the opposite of rectifiers, which convert AC to DC. From the Power inverter article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Sunglasses. Sunglasses 82 · Evaporative cooler 79 · Power inverter 76 · Biplane 71 ATK in WikiCards.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- The resulting AC frequency obtained depends on the particular device employed.
- Inverters do the opposite of rectifiers, which convert AC to DC.
- The input voltage, output voltage and frequency, and overall power handling depend on the design of the specific device or circuitry.
Why it is Uncommon
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Power inverter article was read about 100,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 76 and blocks with 70: each hit it takes is cut by 28 %.
How to get Power inverter
Open packs. Each pack holds five cards drawn from real Wikipedia articles, the rarest last, and the fifth card is always Rare or better. The odds are shown in the game. A free pack arrives every hour and two can wait, and the Coins you win in duels buy more packs.
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Power inverter (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Claus Ableiter, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons.
