Electrical Current Explained - AC DC, fuses, circuit breakers, multimeter, GFCI, ampere

What is electrical current? How does electricity work. In this video we learn what is electrical current, alternating current, direct current, ammeters, multimeter, power monitor, GFCI, circuit breaker, fuses, resistors and much much more! Correction: 1:18 Right side cable should say "insulated"...

19 min - How Things Work - The Engineering Mindset

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