American 3 pin mains plug and socket
Jeffrey Angus wrote in
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On 8/5/2011 10:06 AM, N_Cook wrote:
While at it, are the holes in each flat pin , for anti-tugging latch
pins ?
That's to make it easier to connect solid wire from the outlet box
directly to the plugs when you're too cheap to buy a new receptacle.
Jeff
IIRC,a new receptacle costs less than $1 at Wal-Mart.
BTW,I've seen a lot of US power plugs with ground pins that are folded
sheet brass that has the half-round/half-square,or U-shape cross-
section,with a bevel at the end. Maybe cheaper to make than a solid round
pin?
the holes in the flat blades are probably a leftover originally intended
for some sort of detent (ball detent?)to help retain the plug.
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