The rivet probably also bonds the ground wire to the strap, and thus
to the box/cover. You should be able to get a replacement receptacle
at a good electrical supply house.
On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 12:55 AM Scott Hall via Shop-talk
<shop-talk@autox.team.net> wrote:
>
> I have a recessed floor outlet. The outlet itself has worn so much that
> blades won't stay in it.
>
> The recepticle part of the outlet is just a regular plastic recepticle. The
> metal strap that screws into the box appears to be a unique part though--it
> locates the recepticle deeper so that it's about an inch recessed into the
> box.
>
> It's held to the plastic body with rivets. So is the normal unit I bought
> from Home Depot. The holes for everything line up. Can I just drill out the
> rivets on both units and use the strap from the old part and the plastic
> recepticle from the new one? Or do those rivets also do something besides
> hold the recepticle to the strap?
>
> Thanks in advance.
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