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Why three prongs?
Why do AC cords need three prongs? If there is no positive or negative in AC systems, why do we have HOT and NEUTRAL? I attempt to shed light on some of these mysteries.
- Points
- 581
- HN comments
- 378
- Submissions
- 2
- Cited by
- 7 commenters
Hardware & ElectronicsScience & Space2012
On Hacker News
| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 2, 2012 | Why three prongs? by xd | 581 | 146 |
| Jul 8, 2019 | Why Three Prongs? (1996) by nkurz | 249 | 232 |
Cited in comments
Linked from 7 Hacker News comments by 7 different people, from Jun 2012 to Jun 2020.
Most recent:
- montroser · Jun 18, 2020
- kragen · Sep 8, 2019
- NobodyNada · Aug 2, 2019
- Stratoscope · Aug 2, 2019
- stickfigure · Jun 11, 2019
- pdkl95 · Nov 13, 2015
