snootalope
IS-IT--Management
Does a NEMA 5-15 connector look the same as a NEMA-520? I mean, can you plug the same connector into both?
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Simple Connector Question
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netmanrick
Technical User
A Nema 5-15 is a 15 amp rated device;note the hot & neutral
blades are parallel to each other.You can "plug" a 15 amp
amp device into a NEMA 5-20 recpetacle.
A NEMA 5-20 recptacle is rated for 20 amps;the neutral blade is not parallel to the hot blade. You can't plug a NEMA 5-20P(plug) into a NEMA 5-15R(recptacle).
Rick Harris
SC Dept of Motor Vehicles
Network Operations
blades are parallel to each other.You can "plug" a 15 amp
amp device into a NEMA 5-20 recpetacle.
A NEMA 5-20 recptacle is rated for 20 amps;the neutral blade is not parallel to the hot blade. You can't plug a NEMA 5-20P(plug) into a NEMA 5-15R(recptacle).
Rick Harris
SC Dept of Motor Vehicles
Network Operations
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