16 Sep
2004
16 Sep
'04
6:52 a.m.
>> > When you check this, also check to see
that ur wall
>> > socket is wired correctly. You'd be surprised how many
>> > are not right.
>> > Dwight
>>
>> On an ungrounded (2 wire) outlet: 1/2
>> On a grounded (3 wire) outlet, there are SIX possible wirings.
>> Grumpy Ol' Fred
While the above numbers are correct, 3 wire outlets that actually have the
hot lead connected to the ground pin are fairly rare <grin> reducing the the
number of likely wiring combiniations to 4.
Result (incorrectly assuming even distribution)
2-prong outlet: 50% chance of being wired correctly
3-prong outlet: 25% chance of being wired correctly