[Shop-talk] Determine NEMA outlet type if it’s plugged in?

[Jeff Scarbrough]

Can you wiggle it out part way to see the configuration?  Maybe use your
camera to snap a picture that you can examine at leisure?  There's some
risk of unpowering it, but unless they are medical devices, you may be able
to handle that.

On Wed, Apr 9, 2025 at 11:08 AM Jim Franklin <jamesf at groupwbench.org> wrote:

> I’m dealing with a bunch of Schroedinger’s outlets here. All the outlets
> are in use so I can’t unplug them to look at the NEMA marking, but I need
> to replace the devices plugged in, which can be ordered with various plug
> types. Is there a way to tell from the outside what type I have? It’s
> round, which narrows it down to a few…
>
> Thanks,
> Jim
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