While standard receptacles typically use three wires -- hot, neutral and ground -- you'll occasionally find 2-prong outlets in older homes. Since this type of outlet lacks a ground connection, the ...

Article 404 of the NEC applies to switches of all types, although the Code doesn’t include a specific definition for a switch. However, six types of switches are defined in Art. 100, which gives us a ...

All questions and answers are based on the 2011 NEC. Q. What are the NEC requirements for sizing receptacles? A. A single receptacle on an individual branch circuit must have an ampacity not less than ...

Description: Designed to verify or troubleshoot operation of three-wire receptacle circuits within residential and commercial buildings, this product is durable and ergonomic. It can quickly identify ...

A friend who was buying an older house was concerned about electrical safety and asked for my opinion as an electrical engineer. All of the AC receptacles (also called outlets) in the house were the ...

Let's be real, most of us don't think twice about the wiring hidden inside our walls. It's one of those out-of-sight, ...

$24.95, 192 pages. "Wiring 1-2-3," edited by Catherine M. Staub, is a new addition to Home Depot's superb series of "how-to" books. Lavishly illustrated with color photos, diagrams and drawings, this ...

TTI, Inc., the leading authorized specialist distributor of passive, connector and electromechanical components offers the Molex Picoflex family of 1.27 mm (0.50 inch) pitch wire-to-board Insulation ...

Irecently interviewed Carroll Bryant, owner of Bryant Electric & Plumbing, a Lakeland firm since 1955. They do electrical work throughout Central Florida for manufactured homes, site-built homes and ...

These two-to-six-wire receptacles implement explosion-proof protection in both Class I and Div. 2 hazardous areas. They install directly to standard conduit entries without requiring a poured seal, a ...

This article discusses many common misunderstandings about the function of the neutral wire and its relation to power problems. The subjects of dedicated lines, phase reversal, isolation transformers, ...