Intellec power cord

From: David V. Corbin <dvcorbin_at_optonline.net>
Date: Thu Sep 16 06:52:54 2004

 
>>> > When you check this, also check to see that ur wall
>>> > socket is wired correctly. You'd be surprised how many
>>> > are not right.
>>> > Dwight
>>>
>>> On an ungrounded (2 wire) outlet: 1/2
>>> On a grounded (3 wire) outlet, there are SIX possible wirings.
>>> Grumpy Ol' Fred

While the above numbers are correct, 3 wire outlets that actually have the
hot lead connected to the ground pin are fairly rare <grin> reducing the the
number of likely wiring combiniations to 4.

Result (incorrectly assuming even distribution)

2-prong outlet: 50% chance of being wired correctly
3-prong outlet: 25% chance of being wired correctly
Received on Thu Sep 16 2004 - 06:52:54 BST