Skip Navigation
K5-21. AC Plug Circuit Checker
Search
- Sections
- A. General Materials & Mathematics
- B. Statics
- C. Kinematics & Dynamics
- D. Rotational Mechanics
- E. Gravitation & Astronomy
- F. Fluid Mechanics
- G. Vibrations & Mechanical Waves
- H. Sound
- I. Thermodynamics
- J. Electrostatics & Magnetostatics
- K. Electromagnetic Principles
- L. Geometrical Optics
- M. Wave Optics
- N. Spectra & Color
- O. Vision
- P. Modern Physics
K5-21. AC Plug Circuit Checker
Purpose
To check the wiring of 110VAC power sockets.
Equipment
AC plug circuit checker.
Images
Description
Plug this device into a 110 VAC socket. It will indicate either that the socket is wired properly or, if not,exactly what wiring error was made. In fact, several wiring errors were found in the Physics Department wiring using this gizzit when we first got it. This is the device that the county electrical inspector uses for the home wiring inspection after the wiring has been installed by the do-it-yourselfer.
References
Thomas James Higgins, Evolution of the Three-Phase 60-Cycle Alternating-Current System, AJP 13, 32-36 (1945).
-
See pagesk1. forces on moving charges
-
See pagesk2. electromagnetic induction
-
See pagesk3. transformers
-
See pagesk4. motors & generators
-
See pagesk5. electrical properties of matter
-
See pagesk6. electric circuits & instruments
-
See pagesk7. rlc circuits
-
See pagesk8. electromagnetic waves
-
See pagesk1. forces on moving charges
-
See pagesk2. electromagnetic induction
-
See pagesk3. transformers
-
See pagesk4. motors & generators
-
See pagesk5. electrical properties of matter
-
See pagesk6. electric circuits & instruments
-
See pagesk7. rlc circuits
-
See pagesk8. electromagnetic waves
Physics Lab Demos