In a message dated 3/17/1999 12:51:56 PM Pacific Standard Time,
Tim.Mullen@trw.com writes:
>
> The question is; Is there a standard? Is there a "de-facto"
> standard because it been the custom for many years? Or is it
> random, and I never noticed?
>
this was always a gripe of mine. I thought the ground lug should be at the
bottom and it drove me nuts to try and plug in a three-prong when the outlet
was "upside down." The argument for having the ground lug at the top makes
sense but it makes it a little difficult to use those little yellow plastic
polarity testers. Plus, if your circuit is on a GFCI it shouldn't matter
should it?
Rod Polentz
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