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From: perley@galaxy (Donald P Perley)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Question about electrical outlets
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Date: 31 Aug 90 17:27:32 GMT
References: <842@ecicrl.UUCP> <1990Aug30.012428.14541@mthvax.cs.miami.edu> <1990Aug30.165822.19356@amd.com> <1990Aug30.193451.23567@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>
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In-reply-to: zonker@ghoti.lcs.mit.edu (Regis M Donovan)

In article <1990Aug30.193451.23567@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>, zonker@ghoti (Regis M Donovan) writes:
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>There is no "correct" orientation for electrical outlets...

What I would like to see is duplex outlets where the two outlets 
face in opposite directions.  Then it could accomodate 2 of those
3 prong plugs where the cord comes off the side.  Normally if you
try to plug in a second one of those, the cord would have to go
where the first plug is already.


-don perley
perley@trub.crd.ge.com