Skip to main content
Search type Search syntax
Tags [tag]
Exact "words here"
Author user:1234
user:me (yours)
Score score:3 (3+)
score:0 (none)
Answers answers:3 (3+)
answers:0 (none)
isaccepted:yes
hasaccepted:no
inquestion:1234
Views views:250
Code code:"if (foo != bar)"
Sections title:apples
body:"apples oranges"
URL url:"*.example.com"
Saves in:saves
Status closed:yes
duplicate:no
migrated:no
wiki:no
Types is:question
is:answer
Exclude -[tag]
-apples
For more details on advanced search visit our help page
Results tagged with
Search options questions only not deleted user 127647

A contact device installed at the outlet for the connection of an attachment plug.

1 vote
1 answer
51 views

What kind of receptacle is this with two T-shaped slots [duplicate]

Ignoring the grounding adapter on the top half, what kind of receptacle is this (in a US home built in 1960; this was likely a later addition). …
nuggethead's user avatar
  • 1,569
29 votes
1 answer
5k views

Why is there only one receptacle in this outlet?

This looks like an outlet with only one receptacle, but why? It's mounted about 7' up, in a basement-level room in a school building. … My question is, is it indeed a standard (US) 120vac outlet, can I plug regular things into it, and why does it look so strange/why does it only have one receptacle? …
nuggethead's user avatar
  • 1,569