[BC] Fused plugs - was Hot and grounded chassis

[Dana Puopolo]

I think the holes are there to ventilate the prongs...<g>

-D



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Received: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:41:49 PM EDT
From: Mark Earle <mearle at mearle.com>
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Subject: Re: [BC] Fused plugs - was Hot and grounded chassis

 >And while we're on the topic, sort of... do the holes in the prongs of an
 >AC plug serve any purpose?  I suppose they could be used to lock a plug in
 >place, but I've never seen any AC outlets with that feature.  I have seen
 >some items which do not have these holes in the AC prongs, but that is
 >rare.

At a construction site, you can bend the end of a #12 wire in to two "J" 
shapes, put the wires through the holes.. a cheater cord of sorts, that's 
the only use I've seen of them. Of course, there is never any concern for 
polarity, the ground one is not hooked up, and the bare wires are hot.

A "fancy" connectoin might be taped! But most are not.

mwe

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