Uploaded December 2025 | Updated September 2026, 6 hours ago
When we say there is “more current” on a circuit, what are we actually talking about? Is it electrons moving faster, or just more charge sliding through the wire at once? This question got stuck in Dustin’s head, and what he found when he started digging into it completely blew his mind. ⚡🤯
In this episode he talks through how he pictures a conductor, a sea of electrons, and an electric field pushing on all of them at the same time. He kicks around ideas like current vs current density, drift velocity, and what “more amps” really means when the system is still sitting at 60 Hz.
This one is meant to mess with your mental picture a bit and maybe give you a new way to think about amps, not just hand you a formula. If you see it differently, think he’s wrong, or have a cleaner way to explain it, drop it in the comments. How do you imagine what “more current” really is? 🤔
00:00 - Intro
00:41 - More Charges?
01:44 - Speed?
02:38 - Define Current
03:14 - Area vs Volume
04:12 - Drift Velocity
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#electrician #electrical #electricity
When we say there is “more current” on a circuit, what are we actually talking about? Is it electrons moving faster, or just more charge sliding through the wire at once? This question got stuck in Dustin’s head, and what he found when he started digging into it completely blew his mind. ⚡🤯
In this episode he talks through how he pictures a conductor, a sea of electrons, and an electric field pushing on all of them at the same time. He kicks around ideas like current vs current density, drift velocity, and what “more amps” really means when the system is still sitting at 60 Hz.
This one is meant to mess with your mental picture a bit and maybe give you a new way to think about amps, not just hand you a formula. If you see it differently, think he’s wrong, or have a cleaner way to explain it, drop it in the comments. How do you imagine what “more current” really is? 🤔
00:00 - Intro
00:41 - More Charges?
01:44 - Speed?
02:38 - Define Current
03:14 - Area vs Volume
04:12 - Drift Velocity
🤘⚡️EU Learning System⚡️🤘
For Individuals --- electricianu.com/learning-system-for-individuals
For Businesses --- electricianu.com/learning-system-for-businesses
-Video courses on every side of the electrical trade (theory, code, safety, wiring, install, troubleshooting, leadership, and more)
-Practice exams for 2017, 2020, 2023 code
-YouTube videos categorized and searchable
-Audio lessons
-Forum
-Business version has admin portal and ability to assign learning to technicians and monitor progress
-Any business size from 2 techs to 2,000!
🎓💡CONTINUING EDUCATION💡🎓
Sign up here --- electricianu.com/electrician-continuing-education-online-electrician-u
-State Approved
-Video Based
✍📝PRACTICE EXAMS📝✍
Get them here --- electricianu.com/electrician-exam-practice-tests
-2017, 2020, and 2023 NEC versions
-Online Residential Wireman Exam
-Online Journeyman Exam
-Online Master Exam
-300 Question Online Code Cannon (not license specific, all code)
-Take as many times as you want
-All of the above come with printable PDFs
🎤🎧PODCAST🎧🎤
Spotify:
open.spotify.com/show/7ldCwdxhWnT0R3nne96XjC?si=a42a98b83c3549fc&nd=1
Apple Podcast:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/electrician-u/id1583270265
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TikTok - tiktok.com/@electricianu
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🎧🎹Music, Editing, and Videography by Drake Descant and Rob LeBlanc🎹🎧
#electrician #electrical #electricity
