Why Do Electrical Cords Have Holes In The Prongs at Jasper Romero blog

Why Do Electrical Cords Have Holes In The Prongs. The narrow opening on the right (i.e. These bumps fit right into the holes on the prongs so that the outlet can grip the plug more firmly. If you were to get a look inside an outlet after a plug goes inside of it to get juice, you'd notice that the contact wipers used to communicate an electric current have little bumps on them. Let's say that a wire comes loose inside an ungrounded metal case, and the loose wire touches the metal case. According to the official regulations by nema (national electrical manufacturers association) and ansi (american national standards institute), the holes in the pins and blades of electrical sockets are optional and intended for manufacturing purposes only. These round bits fit snugly into the holes in the plug, which helps to provide for a more secure connection. This works by having little bumpers installed inside the outlet that line up with and fit inside the holes on the prongs. It also helps improves the contact between the plug and the outlet. The main purpose is to allow the outlet to firmly grip the plug to prevent it from coming lose and falling out of the socket. The “hot” slot) provides access to the hot wire. This prevents the plug from being pulled out of the socket from the weight of the plug or cord. The casing is connected directly to the ground prong.

It also helps improves the contact between the plug and the outlet. Let's say that a wire comes loose inside an ungrounded metal case, and the loose wire touches the metal case. This works by having little bumpers installed inside the outlet that line up with and fit inside the holes on the prongs. This prevents the plug from being pulled out of the socket from the weight of the plug or cord. According to the official regulations by nema (national electrical manufacturers association) and ansi (american national standards institute), the holes in the pins and blades of electrical sockets are optional and intended for manufacturing purposes only. If you were to get a look inside an outlet after a plug goes inside of it to get juice, you'd notice that the contact wipers used to communicate an electric current have little bumps on them. The “hot” slot) provides access to the hot wire. The main purpose is to allow the outlet to firmly grip the plug to prevent it from coming lose and falling out of the socket. These bumps fit right into the holes on the prongs so that the outlet can grip the plug more firmly. The casing is connected directly to the ground prong.

Why Do Electrical Plugs Have Holes In Prongs at Bryce Mcglynn blog

Why Do Electrical Cords Have Holes In The Prongs The casing is connected directly to the ground prong. This works by having little bumpers installed inside the outlet that line up with and fit inside the holes on the prongs. The “hot” slot) provides access to the hot wire. The main purpose is to allow the outlet to firmly grip the plug to prevent it from coming lose and falling out of the socket. These bumps fit right into the holes on the prongs so that the outlet can grip the plug more firmly. The casing is connected directly to the ground prong. This prevents the plug from being pulled out of the socket from the weight of the plug or cord. If you were to get a look inside an outlet after a plug goes inside of it to get juice, you'd notice that the contact wipers used to communicate an electric current have little bumps on them. It also helps improves the contact between the plug and the outlet. According to the official regulations by nema (national electrical manufacturers association) and ansi (american national standards institute), the holes in the pins and blades of electrical sockets are optional and intended for manufacturing purposes only. These round bits fit snugly into the holes in the plug, which helps to provide for a more secure connection. Let's say that a wire comes loose inside an ungrounded metal case, and the loose wire touches the metal case. The narrow opening on the right (i.e.