1/ oh, children, sit yourselves down while Uncle Morlock tells you tales of NEMA outlets and plugs https://twitter.com/bdunbar/status/817444435722178562 …
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2/ "electrons are electrons, right?" HO HO HO * DC * AC 110 * AC 220 * 3 Ø (3 phase) 110 * 3 Ø 440 ...
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4/ 15 amp, 20 amp, 30 amp ... and then you cross voltage / phase vs amperage to get the full matrix
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5/ and then times two, because you've got locking vs regular But let's simplify. Here's just the NON twistlock AC only portion of the chartpic.twitter.com/9MzrDkRfGa
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7/ so anyway, everything has a name, which is * NEMA * code number * dash * amperage * P for plug / R for receptacle
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8/ e.g. your lamp plus into the wall with a NEMA-1-15 P My MIG welder plugs in with a NEMA L6-30 P (the "L" in L6 means "locking")
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9/ NEMA stands for National Electrical Manufacturer Association by the way. The end.
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10/ wait, I lied.
@bdunbar
outlet on left is NEMA 10-50 R
on right is NEMA 10-30 R
first is 50 amps, second is 30
ALSO...
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11/ 10-50 is a weird case; it's a hybrid mutation that can serve either 110 or 220. Not sure if it's code for new installations or not.
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12/ I dislike it. Offends my vulcan sense of orthogonality, crisp APIs.
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