[ARC5] Bendix RA-1B receiver

[D C _Mac_ Macdonald]

I think it is becoming more common to put heavy ground pin on top.  Holds plug more securely?  Also, if plug becomes just slightly loose, voltage is not
as exposed to body parts and stray metal.

Mac, K2GKK/5 in OKC

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On May 13, 2014, at 10:10, "Kenneth G. Gordon" <kgordon2006 at frontier.com> wrote:

On 13 May 2014 at 13:37, mstangelo at comcast.net wrote:

> Talking about standards, what is the standard for installing the commom North
> American 120 volt 15 amp grounded receptacle, aka NEMA 5-15?
> 
> Sometimes the ground pin is on top, other times on the bottom?

As a (past) working electrician, I always was told to and did mount them with 
the ground-pin on the bottom. The idea being that most cords, due to their 
weight and other factors, always "droop" down, and if they come out, one 
wants the ground to be the LAST thing disconnected.

Ken W7EKB
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