Flying Squid to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 2 months agoWhy do so many UK electrical sockets have an on/off switch next to them?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square253fedilinkarrow-up1346arrow-down121file-text
arrow-up1325arrow-down1imageWhy do so many UK electrical sockets have an on/off switch next to them?lemmy.worldFlying Squid to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world • 2 months agomessage-square253fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@Sidyctism2@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilink1•2 months agowhy would the lack of polarity be a problem? the outlets only deliver AC, and everything plugged into them are made for AC.
minus-square@grue@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglish1•2 months agoI gotta admit I don’t entirely understand it either, but people claim it matters. ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯ https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/why-is-the-correct-polarity-important-with-ac.979324/
why would the lack of polarity be a problem? the outlets only deliver AC, and everything plugged into them are made for AC.
I gotta admit I don’t entirely understand it either, but people claim it matters. ¯\_ (ツ)_/¯
https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/why-is-the-correct-polarity-important-with-ac.979324/