Izimpahla zikagesi ze-AC kuya ku-DC kanye nezimpahla zikagesi ze-DC kuya ku-DC zinezindlela ezahlukene zokusebenzisa izinhlelo zokusebenza ezahlukahlukene. Izimpahla zikagesi ze-AC/DC zivame ukusetshenziswa ezintweni zasekhaya, kumadivayisi kagesi, nasemakhompyutha adinga amandla e-DC.
Ngakolunye uhlangothi, izinsiza zikagesi ezisuka ku-DC ziye ku-DC zivame ukusetshenziswa ezimotweni zikagesi, kumaphaneli elanga, nakumadivayisi okuxhumana angenantambo adinga amazinga ahlukene kagesi noma wamanje. Izinsiza zikagesi ezisuka ku-AC ziye ku-DC kanye nezinsiza zikagesi eziqondile ze-DC zidlala indima ebalulekile ezinhlelweni zikagesi, okusivumela ukuthi sihlinzeke ngezinsiza zikagesi ezizinzile nezithembekile ngaphansi kwezidingo zikagesi ezahlukene.