Although most electric outlets face the same way, there isn't a right or wrong direction. However, some receptacles appear ...

or hot, slot is slightly smaller than the left, or neutral, slot. The small hole is for the equipment grounding prong on a three-prong plug. If the plug only has two prongs, one larger and one ...

The plug rotates 360 degrees, yet still allows the hot, neutral, and ground wires to stay connected. It does this with the help of slip rings. Slip rings are devices that transmit one or more ...