MCH wrote: > I have to correct something I said. I forgot that while the PPs are > genderless as far as the connectors go, the KEYWAYS are not, so half of > the 16 configurations will not mate. > > As such, there are only 8 configurations that will mate. > See the attached pic. > Number 1 is the ARES/RACES standard, BTW. > > Still, a lot more than two. > > So, Nate, willing to meet me half way??? > > Joe M.
No, because only two of those will physically MATE with a connector set that's been BUILT CORRECTLY. You keep missing that part. You can't mate your examples 3-8 with one that's done right. So for purposes of the "worry" that someone could damage equipment... 3-8 are a non-sequitur. By the way, #1 is "done right", but you knew that already. Just commenting on it for those reading along... The only "dangerous" configuration in your photo is #2, which doesn't match the "standard" config out there that major manufacturers are using on their power strips, etc. If you plug #2 into a commercial device with the correct standard, you'll clearly see that red doesn't go to red, and black doesn't go to black. So, yes... You CAN configure them backward, and you can plug them in that way. And if someone does this -- they're dumber than a box of rocks. So maybe PowerPoles really became the standard, just to be a basic skills test! :-) I completely understood what you were saying about the combinations, and appreciate the time you took to take the photo and everything -- but it didn't matter... you can't mate those other examples physically with anyone's correctly built ones. So while they're "possible" to build, they don't count for this particular discussion. Hey, I know! Personally, I'm going to turn all of mine upside down! Then none of these ultra sharp tacks who are hooking them up wrong, will be able to figure out how to plug into them! (Yeah, that last line is a joke.) Nate WY0X
