Ek-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-226 days agoWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialimagemessage-square486fedilinkarrow-up1651arrow-down116file-text
arrow-up1635arrow-down1imageWhat is the best Power Outlet, and why?media.piefed.socialEk-Hou-Van-Braai@piefed.social to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-226 days agomessage-square486fedilinkfile-text
minus-squarelagoon8622@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·26 days 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
minus-squareLifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·26 days ago Yeah it’s just a potential difference, not a one directional flow really No one said it’s ground? The ground is on the third prong
That’s not how AC works
That’s not Ground, it’s Neutral. Neutral is sometimes bonded to Ground, but they are fundamentally different things