Joe Farsetta
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What Is That Third Prong For?
DID YOU KNOW... ... that two-prong receptacles may be grounded? Often, people associate the third prong on an electrical receptacle as an indicator of whether the receptacle is grounded or not. In fact, the third prong has NOTHING to do with such a determination. The true purpose of the third prong is to extend the system ground to a device which may need it, which happens to correspond to the third prong on the power... (posted by Joe 2 years 135 days ago.)
DID YOU KNOW... ... that two-prong receptacles may be grounded? Often, people associate the third prong on an electrical receptacle as an indicator of whether the receptacle is grounded or not. In fact, the third prong has NOTHING to do with such a determination. The true purpose of the third prong is to extend the system ground to a device which may need it, which happens to correspond to the third prong on the power... (posted by Joe 2 years 135 days ago.)
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