[Shop-talk] Outlet "strap" replacement

[Jeff Scarbrough]

The rivet probably also bonds the ground wire to the strap, and thus
to the box/cover.  You should be able to get a replacement receptacle
at a good electrical supply house.

On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 12:55 AM Scott Hall via Shop-talk
<shop-talk at autox.team.net> wrote:
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> I have a recessed floor outlet. The outlet itself has worn so much that blades won't stay in it.
>
> The recepticle part of the outlet is just a regular plastic recepticle. The metal strap that screws into the box appears to be a unique part though--it locates the recepticle deeper so that it's about an inch recessed into the box.
>
> It's held to the plastic body with rivets. So is the normal unit I bought from Home Depot. The holes for everything line up. Can I just drill out the rivets on both units and use the strap from the old part and the plastic recepticle from the new one? Or do those rivets also do something besides hold the recepticle to the strap?
>
> Thanks in advance.
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