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Re: Testing Your Power Supply With a Multimeter
Matt, nice article so far.
On standard grounded outlets in the US, if wired properly, the hot side of the circuit is the shorter slot and neutral (or grounded side) of the circuit is the longer slot. You may want to add how to test if the outlet is properly grounded and polarized correctly.
This is simple test. Insert the black probe into the round ground port and the red probe into the short slot. If you the reading is 115v then the outlet is grounded and polarized correctly.
Although, since this is an international website maybe you shouldn't include this info, since electrical outlet configurations vary widely throughout the world.
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