have brass screws for the hot wire side, and some don't?
2007-02-21 10:28:25 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
the ones with brass and silver screws are newer plugs with a wider slot to orientate the hot and ground wire so a plug with wider prong will be properly orientated the older ones both slots are the same so it does not matter
2007-02-21 13:30:44 · answer #1 · answered by Pat B 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Brass or Nichol plated it doesn't matter that much on wall receptacles. It depends on how much you spend on the plugs. You can get cheap 15 amp or better 20 amp receptacles. If you use 20 amp receptacles you need to make certain you have # 12 gage wire and not #14. I was a Master Electrician for 40 years.
2007-02-21 18:38:39 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
PatB is wrong. RECEPTACLES always had a smaller and larger slot. Smaller slot is the ungrounded conductor or the "hot" and the neutral is the longer slot. Usually the brass screw was on the "hot" side. Neutral was plated.
2007-02-25 09:58:51 · answer #3 · answered by Mike G 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
good way of knowing which screw is which is that the hot side is always the smaller slot prong
2007-02-22 17:47:22 · answer #4 · answered by brndnh721 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
BRASS SIDE IS FOR THE HOT WIRE SILVER IS FOR THE NETURAL OLD STYLE HAS BOTH SILVER THEY WILL STILL WORK
2007-02-21 18:41:01 · answer #5 · answered by rvblatz 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The ones that don't are old. They will still work.
2007-02-21 18:32:05 · answer #6 · answered by BUBBA~THE~POOCH 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Life is like that sometimes, I guess. Sounds like you know what you're talking about so why bother ask?
2007-02-21 18:33:00 · answer #7 · answered by enord 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋