On a AC power plug which prong is the one that caries the power? the Big one or the skinny one?
Published: August 28th, 2009
The skinny one is ‘line’, the wide one is neutral.
Unless something is very wrong, both carry the same load.
The round one is the ground.
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August 28th, 2009 at 10:51 am
skinny one
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August 28th, 2009 at 11:16 am
A 110V plug is different from a 220V plug.
In the 110V plug, the skinny prong carries the power.
Of course that assumes that the wiring in the wall socket outlet is correct.
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August 28th, 2009 at 11:39 am
It is standard practice that the wide "hole"
is the neutral.
That doesn’t mean the it is wired correctly,
It’s just standard practice.
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August 28th, 2009 at 12:18 pm
Provided the wiring is correct, the hot lead is the smallest (the right side)
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August 28th, 2009 at 12:25 pm
The skinny one is ‘line’, the wide one is neutral.
Unless something is very wrong, both carry the same load.
The round one is the ground.
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