Timeline for A basic question about line and earth wires on a power plug
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| Sep 5 at 10:42 | comment | added | Justme | That plug is also a grounded plug so the device is clearly not your average plastic hairdryer i.e. one with no touchable parts that can become live. For example your average desktop computer is a metal cube which has that plug, the metal case being earthed. Double insulated devices like hairdryers don't need earth so they have unploarized and non-earthed plug. | |
| Sep 5 at 10:29 | comment | added | Neil_UK | @Justme so 'L and N are likely to be swapped' then, let's hope the appliance is double insulated. | |
| Sep 5 at 10:26 | comment | added | Justme | That plug is unpolarized so wiring it to correct pins is impossible. | |
| Sep 5 at 9:54 | history | answered | Neil_UK | CC BY-SA 4.0 |