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What is the best style electrical outlet? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] Ross_audio@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It will work either way, there is no polarity when a circuit is made.

There is polarity before a circuit is made. One wire is live, one wire is a neutral return.

For a basic heater, plugged in one way will have the heating element always live, and the other way it will only be live when it is switched on and a circuit is made.

One is definitely safer than the other.

[–] princessnorah@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Almost all devices that switch mains power, have both the live and neutral connected to the switch.

[–] Ross_audio@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

Almost...