How Receptacles Work - The basic working principle explained grounding
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Date: 2023-11-17
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Ronald
Is there a convention to how the North American household A. C. receptacle is oriented? Should the receptacle look like a pumpkin face as installed or an upside down pumpkin face (with the individual ground receptacle on top? In my doctor's office at the hospital, every A. C. receptacle is mounted in the face plate with the ground on top/upside down pumpkin face. Also, the ground is marked with a green triangle.
At the start of your video the receptacle is also shown like I have seen at the hospital. What is the convention and/or code standards?
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Is there a convention to how the North American household A. C. receptacle is oriented? Should the receptacle look like a pumpkin face as installed or an upside down pumpkin face (with the individual ground receptacle on top? In my doctor's office at the hospital, every A. C. receptacle is mounted in the face plate with the ground on top/upside down pumpkin face. Also, the ground is marked with a green triangle.
At the start of your video the receptacle is also shown like I have seen at the hospital. What is the convention and/or code standards?
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education
Loved this video. But I have some fundamental questions, please if somebody could help in reply! Tks,
- What is the significance of hot, neutral and ground wires? (What do they represent? Positive or Negative flows, or something else)
- Why does electricity from the hot wire want to reach the neutral wire!
- Why do some sockets (receptacles) have only two slots, or sometimes three, for a two-pin or three-pin plug?
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Loved this video. But I have some fundamental questions, please if somebody could help in reply! Tks,
- What is the significance of hot, neutral and ground wires? (What do they represent? Positive or Negative flows, or something else)
- Why does electricity from the hot wire want to reach the neutral wire!
- Why do some sockets (receptacles) have only two slots, or sometimes three, for a two-pin or three-pin plug?
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Malek
hi i have a problem with the output of my EPEVER UPOWER inverter/charger 230v 50Hz
i correctly connected my inverter to ground but when i test with a multimeter i have 115 volts between neutral and ground also 115 volts between live and ground!
Is it dangerous?
what is the problem and what is the solution?
And what about ground neutral bount?
Thanks for your help
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hi i have a problem with the output of my EPEVER UPOWER inverter/charger 230v 50Hz
i correctly connected my inverter to ground but when i test with a multimeter i have 115 volts between neutral and ground also 115 volts between live and ground!
Is it dangerous?
what is the problem and what is the solution?
And what about ground neutral bount?
Thanks for your help
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Akimb321
I am very interested what happens when there is nothing plugged in. The electricity is 'pushed' through hot wire, so what happens at the end of hot wire? Since it's metal are there like really many electrons pushed besides each other, 'waiting' for electric chain to be completed? Why doesn't hot wire become hot if it's AC?
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I am very interested what happens when there is nothing plugged in. The electricity is 'pushed' through hot wire, so what happens at the end of hot wire? Since it's metal are there like really many electrons pushed besides each other, 'waiting' for electric chain to be completed? Why doesn't hot wire become hot if it's AC?
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Malek
hi i have a problem with the output of my EPEVER UPOWER inverter/charger
i correctly connected my inverter to ground but when i test with a multimeter i have 115 volts between neutral and ground also 115 volts between live and ground!
it is very dangerous
what is the problem and what is the solution?
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hi i have a problem with the output of my EPEVER UPOWER inverter/charger
i correctly connected my inverter to ground but when i test with a multimeter i have 115 volts between neutral and ground also 115 volts between live and ground!
it is very dangerous
what is the problem and what is the solution?
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Andre
just so you know it is required in code for there to be a neutral wire accessible in each switch location, so for switched receptacles you need to run a 3 wire and use the red wire in place of the reidentified white, otherwise great video just make sure to follow the code so people don't get it wrong IRL
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just so you know it is required in code for there to be a neutral wire accessible in each switch location, so for switched receptacles you need to run a 3 wire and use the red wire in place of the reidentified white, otherwise great video just make sure to follow the code so people don't get it wrong IRL
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Dio
Can you tell me how the receptacles work where there's 2 separate switches that can turn on or off a light? . I mean, in our house there is a small room between two big room. Each room have a on/off switch that can turn on/off the light in the middle small room. I keep wondering how was it set?
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Can you tell me how the receptacles work where there's 2 separate switches that can turn on or off a light? . I mean, in our house there is a small room between two big room. Each room have a on/off switch that can turn on/off the light in the middle small room. I keep wondering how was it set?
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Jarrod
i still dont understand how the ground wire helps, how does it protect me. how does the current decide to go through the ground wire instead of me and why not both me and the ground wire? why does the current increase dramatically, what causes the rise?
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i still dont understand how the ground wire helps, how does it protect me. how does the current decide to go through the ground wire instead of me and why not both me and the ground wire? why does the current increase dramatically, what causes the rise?
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Sky
We're going to use the North American terminology.
Bro NOBODY in America calls that a receptacle. In fact, if you told then to find one in the house they'd stare at you funny and take you to the trash bin.
Its called an Electrical Outlet/Socket.
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We're going to use the North American terminology.
Bro NOBODY in America calls that a receptacle. In fact, if you told then to find one in the house they'd stare at you funny and take you to the trash bin.
Its called an Electrical Outlet/Socket.
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HoboMobile
I wonder if you could do a video explaining series vs parallel wiring, particularly as it applies to wiring a circuit which is protected by a Dual Function Arc/Ground Fault interrupter. Keep up the great work. Yours are the ONLY videos I TRUST.
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I wonder if you could do a video explaining series vs parallel wiring, particularly as it applies to wiring a circuit which is protected by a Dual Function Arc/Ground Fault interrupter. Keep up the great work. Yours are the ONLY videos I TRUST.
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MrJohnisthename
Seems like on every power cord plug one side is wider than the other and one hole on the receptacle is wider than the other yet it works whichever way way you plug it in. What is the reason for one side being wider>?
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Seems like on every power cord plug one side is wider than the other and one hole on the receptacle is wider than the other yet it works whichever way way you plug it in. What is the reason for one side being wider>?
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Kazz
Please make a video about contactors & relays: )
P. S
It will be my dream if you go deeper inside the parts of chiller control panel hehe
I'm a chiller tech btw. I watched 95% of all your chiller related vids: D
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Please make a video about contactors & relays: )
P. S
It will be my dream if you go deeper inside the parts of chiller control panel hehe
I'm a chiller tech btw. I watched 95% of all your chiller related vids: D
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Sneaky
Thank you for explaining electricity in understanding terms, I can probably speak for most people when I say that youve enhanced our understanding of the chemical reaction that is electrical current! Huzzar!
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Thank you for explaining electricity in understanding terms, I can probably speak for most people when I say that youve enhanced our understanding of the chemical reaction that is electrical current! Huzzar!
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knight
Am i the only one who want to have a switch control both outlets top and bottom how can this be done anybody have a clue trying to qire my garage up right now been looking for a video on it for over 3 days
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Am i the only one who want to have a switch control both outlets top and bottom how can this be done anybody have a clue trying to qire my garage up right now been looking for a video on it for over 3 days
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Jarrod
i never understood neutral terminal, since its AC as opposed to DC, the current alternates and there is not official ground. arent both terminals technically hot because it is AC? i never understood this
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i never understood neutral terminal, since its AC as opposed to DC, the current alternates and there is not official ground. arent both terminals technically hot because it is AC? i never understood this
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Srta. TacoMal
Oh, this was very helpful. I was under the impression that every outlet (i. e. including non-GFCI-protected outlets) was on a series circuit, and that the line vs. load principle still applied.
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Oh, this was very helpful. I was under the impression that every outlet (i. e. including non-GFCI-protected outlets) was on a series circuit, and that the line vs. load principle still applied.
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Trung
Hello, thank you for very well-explained videos. I have a question, when wiring the switch, why don't you use a hot wire (black colored wire) instead of using a white wire and mark it with black tape?
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Hello, thank you for very well-explained videos. I have a question, when wiring the switch, why don't you use a hot wire (black colored wire) instead of using a white wire and mark it with black tape?
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wilsonatore
I understand the principle of Hot vs Neutral in AC, but isn't each leg pushing just as often as it is pulling, ie Neutral acts as Hot half the time and vice versa? Can someone clarify for me?
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I understand the principle of Hot vs Neutral in AC, but isn't each leg pushing just as often as it is pulling, ie Neutral acts as Hot half the time and vice versa? Can someone clarify for me?
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1ST
Please answer why the receptacles have identifiers and how that affects newer equipment and how to test an outlet to know if it's wired properly also how to reduce noise for hifi equipment. Thanks
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Please answer why the receptacles have identifiers and how that affects newer equipment and how to test an outlet to know if it's wired properly also how to reduce noise for hifi equipment. Thanks
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Kamisknaw
Ah yes. The switch outlet use to be very popular during the 70's 80's (correct me if I'm wrong) because ceiling lights were not desired, however, it was lamps that were widely sought after.
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Ah yes. The switch outlet use to be very popular during the 70's 80's (correct me if I'm wrong) because ceiling lights were not desired, however, it was lamps that were widely sought after.
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Calvin
I just don't understand why electricity is so expensive. I mean, every electron they send me, I send right back. can't they reduce the price a little for those of us only renting it? :D: D: D
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I just don't understand why electricity is so expensive. I mean, every electron they send me, I send right back. can't they reduce the price a little for those of us only renting it? :D: D: D
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Peter
My little brother stuck a bobby pin into the receptacle I saw him jolt into the air so fast he was here one minute and second he had flown across the room. He was okay.
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My little brother stuck a bobby pin into the receptacle I saw him jolt into the air so fast he was here one minute and second he had flown across the room. He was okay.
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skunnysss
Thank you so much for your videos! They help a great deal. Your explanations and animations are perfect, theyre so easy to follow. U have my subscription now!
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Thank you so much for your videos! They help a great deal. Your explanations and animations are perfect, theyre so easy to follow. U have my subscription now!
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Aout
Can u connect the other added hot white wire for the switch directly to them bottom receptacle instead of connecting it to the nut to make it work?
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Can u connect the other added hot white wire for the switch directly to them bottom receptacle instead of connecting it to the nut to make it work?
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Deathstrike
Hmmm yes, puting AC DIRECTLY on the light bulb. No resisters, no transformers, no compacitors, no voltage regulator, just direct AC power.
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Hmmm yes, puting AC DIRECTLY on the light bulb. No resisters, no transformers, no compacitors, no voltage regulator, just direct AC power.
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Carmen
Lord. Why would you use a white. Just use the next most used color. Red. Thats the switch wire when doing this stuff with switches and outlets
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Lord. Why would you use a white. Just use the next most used color. Red. Thats the switch wire when doing this stuff with switches and outlets
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fadsf
The European version, where is it? I can't find the video.
Can someone please post the video link to me.
thanks The Engineering Mindset
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The European version, where is it? I can't find the video.
Can someone please post the video link to me.
thanks The Engineering Mindset
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Alejandro
Note: each socket is called a receptacle, while the box is called the outlet. In this video, the outlet had two receptacles.
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Note: each socket is called a receptacle, while the box is called the outlet. In this video, the outlet had two receptacles.
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TheLastAfroman
Lol, at 3: 36 I jumped to the conclusion that you were running a neutral to a switch. You scared me for a second.
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Lol, at 3: 36 I jumped to the conclusion that you were running a neutral to a switch. You scared me for a second.
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Matthew
Huzzar! Thanks for the video! Love your teaching and the animations are amazing! Now what do I get for typing Huzzar?
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Huzzar! Thanks for the video! Love your teaching and the animations are amazing! Now what do I get for typing Huzzar?
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