"Spike" wrote in message
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Mike G4KFK wrote:

Each electron pushes and shoves it's neighbours backwards and forwards
along the wire - so although the net motion of any given electron in
nil

Or very nearly so.

Quite, - there is some wobble and skin effect.

With DC there is movement in one direction however the speed is in the
orders of inches per hour so that's pretty much nil too IMHO ;-)



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