Thanks speedball for your answer. That cleared it up quite a bit.
Enlight of this:
I don't really know, but I two have seen them, and I think I'll take a stab at it. Living in an older home, I have seen many of these two prong outlets get worn out to the point where they don't hold a plug in them anymore. Once it gets to this point, its time for a replacement. However, rather than install a modern grounded receptacle in its place, fooling future people into thinking the outlet is actually grounded.Quote:
Originally Posted by labman
So you can install it with a regular two prong outlet, although still not grounded, at least you aren't giving the false asumption that an outlet IS grounded.
However, I must confess, when these outlets get worn, I normally replace them with regular three prong outlets. I know, I know, shame on me. The three prongers are actually a bit cheaper than the older style anyway.