• LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    Some people say it does with certain devices but I’ve never had anything I’ve run into. The American outlets have been used as bi-directional in most instances. (With 2 prong). If they had a ground then you can only go in one way. But that said… Obviously a cord without a ground can still plug into an outlet that has the ground set up. If the device wants the current to go in a certain direction they use one with a slightly larger prong on one side, but if you pick up any phone charger in America, you can plug it into any outlet any direction.

    • lagoon8622@sh.itjust.works
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      2 months ago

      If the device wants the current to go in a certain direction

      That’s not how AC works

      they use one with a slightly larger prong on one side,

      That’s not Ground, it’s Neutral. Neutral is sometimes bonded to Ground, but they are fundamentally different things