2007-11-16 19:40:11 · 13 answers · asked by Hold_your_color 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ Other - Electronics
The round one is normally the ground wire of the plug, thus hopefully eliminating any shorts, shocks, or electrocution of the user. It is for safety. The two blades are the current...the hot and nuetral that supply direct current to the power tool.
2007-11-16 19:45:07 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The third is a floor, you may attempt and discover an adapter which will settle for a three prong plug. It' s no longer needed, yet its good to have. Your workstation could settle for the voltage, seem on the capability adapter difficulty inline with the twine and seem to be certain what its voltage score is. it could have a team of written stuff , between the strains will say "enter AC one hundred-240v a million.5A" or something comparable. If it would not study one hundred-240 yet rather reads 110v, then do no longer plug it in, the 2nd you do it is going to smash. my buddies plugged in an xbox to a 220 volt device, they did no longer even turn it on, something exploded interior very almost in the present day.
2016-10-17 01:33:45 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe the round prong is for grounding purposes.
2007-11-16 19:43:22 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
One blade is the hot side of the circuit while the other blade is the return. The third round blade is for grounding. It is a safety that is supposed to pass any leaking current straight to a safety ground.
2007-11-16 19:43:57 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Electicity to your house is an alternating current.
Two of the plugs are for the electricity to travel backwards and forwards between.
The third plug is for the electricity to go out of (to ground) if something goes wrong.
2007-11-16 19:44:05 · answer #5 · answered by Belinda W 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
one is power, one neutral aka it takes the leftover power, and then ground which is in case of an overload or a short circuit it takes the extra power to the ground.
2007-11-16 19:44:05 · answer #6 · answered by Ben M 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Two are for the electrical flow. One is a ground to cut down on fire and spark danger.
2007-11-16 19:42:37 · answer #7 · answered by blahblah 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
one two carry neautral
second for carrying the Phase and
third for a connection to earth for saving your appliances from short circuits or accidental damages
2007-11-16 19:45:16 · answer #8 · answered by BigDK 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Positive, Negative (for the flow of the current!): and neutral, for Earthing!
2007-11-16 19:43:59 · answer #9 · answered by swanjarvi 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
all countries are differant. Some only have 2. You can buy these adapter things so you can use your appliances etc overseas
2007-11-16 19:43:01 · answer #10 · answered by sharkgirl 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋