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From: raoul@eplunix.UUCP (Nico Garcia)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house,sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Question about electrical outlets
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Date: 31 Aug 90 17:30:32 GMT
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One consideration on plug orientation people seem to have missed: pulling
out stiff plugs. I don't know about your hands, folks, but if I'm grabbing
a plug near the ground, I get a much better grip with the flat (hot-neutral)
surface on top, under the thumb, and my fingers curled around the pointy
(ground) part. That means ground side down, especially if the outlet is
someplace weird and only barely accessible, like behind a dresser.


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