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

[jamesf at groupwbench.org]

I thought about that, but not only am I not local, asking a local tech 
to try and them pulling it out too far would be a career-limiting move 
:-)

jim

On 2025-04-09 15:48, Jeff Scarbrough wrote:

> 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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