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The following explains wich direction current flows with DC. My original statement of current flowing from positive to negative was based on "conventional flow" definitions. Here are the facts:
In many circles, the convention is still followed of assuming that electricity flows from positive to negative. This is referred to as “conventional flow”, while the physically-correct opposite assumption is referred to as “electron flow”. Generally, electricians and similar low-level electrical workers tend to use conventional flow, while electron flow tends to be more widely used among the higher fields of electronics.
It really doesn't matter which assumption you use, as long as you're consistent. All the mathematics work out correctly either way.
As all electrons have a negative charge, they will flow from the negative pole to positive pole. I stand corrected. JIM
In many circles, the convention is still followed of assuming that electricity flows from positive to negative. This is referred to as “conventional flow”, while the physically-correct opposite assumption is referred to as “electron flow”. Generally, electricians and similar low-level electrical workers tend to use conventional flow, while electron flow tends to be more widely used among the higher fields of electronics.
It really doesn't matter which assumption you use, as long as you're consistent. All the mathematics work out correctly either way.
As all electrons have a negative charge, they will flow from the negative pole to positive pole. I stand corrected. JIM
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