A Little Heads Up On Wall Outlets

[ewdudley]

everyone is making very valid points here, but I see one common denominator on most of the examples


HUMAN ERROR

But remember your FMEA training:

"Human error becomes an accident when the preventive, error-proofing processes within the system are inadequate."

 

[ironpony]

But remember your FMEA training:

"Human error becomes an accident when the preventive, error-proofing processes within the system are inadequate."

kind of like what we used to say in aircraft

Fool proof the system and only a fool will use it.

 

[heat seeker]

"Foolproof the system, and they make better fools."

 

[raybonz]

You are relying on the little scored metal tab on the receptacle to handle all the current in the circuit. Pretty much all outlets are daisy chained so the current or load passes through each outlet on the circuit. You can kinda see what i am talking about in this picture

You see the little brass tab between the screws. It's designed so you can essentially split the outlet in 2. Either to use 2 different circuits on the outlet or to switch half the outlet.

Those tabs will hold up just fine.. Haven't ever seen one fail..

 

[fbelec]

same here never seen or heard of them going bad