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Just got a new tv that uses a polarized power cable. I only have a non-polarized cable.
Can I safely modify the cable? Local electronic store is closed, I have electrical kit, and I want to check out my new TV.
>tldr PIC RELATED
Can I modify the cable on the right, to safely fit and work for sockets that only fit left?
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>>62343512
for clarity, I am talking about the piece that is plugged into the TV. Not the wall.
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>>62343512
Yes. It's AC, so polarity isn't really a problem.
Just take a razor or something and slice those corners off. You'll be fine. If it were DC, you'd have to pay attention to the polarity.
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>>62343512
Its AC. There's no such thing as polarisation. Either way will work
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>>62343548
>>62343556
Thanks,
I had a feeling that was the case and feel like a brainlet for asking
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>>62343624
Better to ask than blow some kit up. It's AC man. Don't fuck with it unless you're sure.
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>>62343556
>>62343548
you're wrong, one side is phase, the other is neutral, they're not always interchangable
if the device uses a polarized power socket, don't fuck with it
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>>62344547
Nigger the fucking wall end of the cord is reversible, go pretend to be smart elsewhere.
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>>62344555
the wall connector on the right has a flared end on one pin
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>>62344566
..and for the first time in my life, I have realised one pin on US power points is slightly wider than the other. It's not just shock, it's confused shock.
Crawling back under rock etc..
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>>62344590
i'm not even american and i knew that
one pin carries the AC power (line/phase), and the other is neutral (0V), some basic things like heaters and motors won't care which is which, but more complex circuits do care, so don't mix them up
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>>62344619
if someone is confused about what the pins actually carry, for 110vac 60hz, it's;
line/phase: varies between +170v and -170v, at a rate of 60hz, coupled with a 0v reference, it averages out to 110v
neutral: 0v
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>>62344739
small correction: +/-170v is the peaks for 120v, 110v is +/-156v peaks
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>>62343512
>Just got a new tv that uses a polarized power cable. I only have a non-polarized cable.
just buy a new cable you cheap retarded piece of shit
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