From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!npoiv!npois!cbosgd!mark
Newsgroups: net.misc
Title: Re: electrical outlets
Article-I.D.: cbosgd.2671
Posted: Wed Oct  6 10:52:22 1982
Received: Thu Oct  7 03:00:25 1982
References: unc.4044

While we're on the topic of electrical outlets, I have a question
for any electricians on the net.

We bought two lamps a few months ago.  The vanilla kind with a 3 way
switch, a lampshade, etc, that you put in your living room.  These
lamps have polarized plugs on them.  This makes it very hard to plug
them into an extension cord that isn't polarized.

My question: why are lamp cords polarized?  Is there any possible
safety gain?  Or are all plugs being made today polarized?

I know you can buy polarized extension cords now at your favorite
grocery store, but we have lots of perfectly good unpolarized cords.
It seems like a plot to make us buy new extension cords.

	Mark