Everything is grounded, even the threads for the machine screw
that holds the cover plate. It should be noted that the higher
grade receptacles have steel frames and the "plastic" parts are
nylon. There is a reason for the cost difference between receps
costing over $15 wholesale and $.69 retail at the Borg.

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DanG (remove the sevens)




"Michael Daly" wrote in message
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On 22-Oct-2005, (Bob Vaughan) wrote:

Orange outlets are Isolated Ground (IG), meaning that the
ground pins on the
outlets are isolated from the mounting yoke. They are used for
equipment
that may be sensitive to stray currents on the ground wire,
such as computers
and medical equipment.

That's interesting - thanks for the info. Does that mean that
the mounting
yoke and box are separately grounded or are they not grounded?

I've only noticed orange outlets in computer environments and
only for
outlets guaranteed to have power in a blackout - that's what I
always
thought the colour meant. Now I know better.

Mike