How to Use a Multimeter to Test an Outlet

The wide prong on the plug links the threaded base of light bulbs to the neutral terminal in the receptacle The hot side of

On the contrary, 20 amp outlets have a T-shaped slot for the neutral prong and a horizontal slot for the hot prong, along with the grounding

which caliper is used to measure the width of the slot The “hot” will be connected to the side of the outlet with the shorter plug slot and may be in place via gold colored

which slot do you put fabric softener in A polarized plug will have one prong wider than the other, which is the neutral, and usually silver-colored prong The hot prong will be narrower and usually