@thegibson wired about 10 lightbulb sockets backwards...

@thegibson wired about 10 lightbulb sockets backwards because at the time I thought 110/120v AC was done the same way that 220/240v AC was done, so wouldn't matter which direction I hooked them up, so connected them randomly.

Like 13 May 2022 at 22:15 | Wall-to-wall | Open on tilde.zone

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qwazix

@epoch @TheGibson 😯 it's not?

13 May 2022 at 22:49 | Open on cybre.space

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@qwazix @thegibson there's a neutral line and a hot line. the hot one bounces and the neutral just sits. 220/240 is done by having two hot lines in opposite phase.

13 May 2022 at 22:53 | Open on tilde.zone

qwazix

@epoch @TheGibson TIL

13 May 2022 at 22:57 | Open on cybre.space

qwazix

@epoch @TheGibson hm, then how come the tester doesn't light up in both leads?

13 May 2022 at 23:06 | Open on cybre.space

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@qwazix @thegibson I was talking about how they do 220/240 in the USA, I figure where you're at they do the 110/120 style, but just with a higher voltage.

13 May 2022 at 23:07 | Open on tilde.zone

qwazix

@epoch @TheGibson ah, that makes sense. However we can still wire the light bulbs either way.

13 May 2022 at 23:14 | Open on cybre.space

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@qwazix @thegibson I know that a lot of things work in either direction, but for some reason, either the sockets or the specific type of bulb, these didn't light when hooked up backwards. I'm thinking it might be they were LED bulbs that wouldn't work backwards. I haven't tested the bulbs and the sockets independently to figure it out exactly. Guess I could find a lamp that doesn't use a polarized plug and an LED bulb to test it real fast.

13 May 2022 at 23:37 | Open on tilde.zone