Hi Jim, I don't have the exact dimensions for the pins but I do have a couple of these receptacles on my desk.
One is a Hubbell 8200 hospital grade receptacle. The other is a Pass & Seymour 5242 spec grade unit. The markings on these units may provide some clues of the preferred orientation. When the P&S receptacle is positioned so the tab marked "top" is on top, the ground pin would be in the uppermost position. The Hubbell unit has no "top" mark but all other markings on the face of the receptacle, including the logo, color code (black/white) etc. are oriented to be read when the ground pin is in the uppermost position. There you have it. Ground pin on top. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dan Kwok, P.Eng. Principal Engineer Electromagnetic Compatibility Intetron Consulting, Inc. Ph (604) 432-9874 E-mail [email protected] Internet http://www.intetron.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Eichner" <[email protected]> To: "'EMC-PSTC - forum'" <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 10:39 AM Subject: Nema 5-15R sockets > > A couple of questions about our standard North American 120Vac socket: > > 1. Orientation: We have lots of people in the office here on both sides of > this one, and I can't find a normative reference in the CEC or the NEC. > Which is the correct way "up" when installing a socket on a wall - ground > pin above the L and N blades, or L and N above the ground? What is the code > reference for this requirement, or is there none? > > 2. Dimensions: Can anybody share the spec's for the dimensions, with > tolerances, of the line, neutral, and ground blades for this configuration? > I'm sure it's in the UL and CSA standards but I don't want to spend hundreds > of $ for a one-time question. We have no on-going need for these standards! > > Thanks in advance for your help, > > Regards, > Jim Eichner, P.Eng. > Manager, Engineering Services > Xantrex Technology Inc. > Mobile Power > web: www.xantrex.com <http://www.xantrex.com> > Any opinions expressed are accidental. I have none. > > > Confidentiality Notice: This email message, including any attachments, is > for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential > and privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure or > distribution is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please > contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original > message. > > > > ------------------------------------------- > This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety > Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. > > Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ > > To cancel your subscription, send mail to: > [email protected] > with the single line: > unsubscribe emc-pstc > > For help, send mail to the list administrators: > Ron Pickard: [email protected] > Dave Heald: [email protected] > > For policy questions, send mail to: > Richard Nute: [email protected] > Jim Bacher: [email protected] > > All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: > http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ > Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list" > ------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE EMC Society Product Safety Technical Committee emc-pstc discussion list. Visit our web site at: http://www.ewh.ieee.org/soc/emcs/pstc/ To cancel your subscription, send mail to: [email protected] with the single line: unsubscribe emc-pstc For help, send mail to the list administrators: Ron Pickard: [email protected] Dave Heald: [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Richard Nute: [email protected] Jim Bacher: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://ieeepstc.mindcruiser.com/ Click on "browse" and then "emc-pstc mailing list"
