power cord directionality

IF power cords do indeed have preferred directionality, and one is inadvertently flipped for a few hours, does it "harm"it?

jw944ts04-26-2020 3:40pm

geoffkait Details Discussions Posts This discussion 23,365 posts 05-01-2020 at 10:12pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete One can’t help wondering how does vibration affect the power cord? Assuming it does, obviously. Or, if you have an argument that vibration doesn’t affect the signal be my guest. Share, share!
millercarbon Details Discussions Posts This discussion 12,531 posts 05-01-2020 at 10:15pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If you have an argument that it does, by my guest. Share, share!
geoffkait Details Discussions Posts This discussion 23,365 posts 05-02-2020 at 10:52am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Shirley you jest, mc. It’s the same for any cable or fuse or any wire. External vibration distorts the signal. Just like shaking a magnet 🧲 distorts the magnetic field lines. That’s why it’s always best to damp the wall outlet and suspend the power cord.
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geoffkait Details Discussions Posts This discussion 23,365 posts 05-02-2020 at 01:59pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I was kind of hoping you could tell me. Just a gut feeling? Oh, well, that’s the way it goes sometimes. 🙄 By the way Poynting angles are not (rpt not) incompatible with the idea of vibration distorting the signal in cables and wires. Besides, if the signal didn’t travel in the conductor it would matter what metal or purity was employed for the conductor.