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 05-02-2020 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.
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djones51 Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 4,947 posts 05-02-2020 at 03:31pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete If solid core wire is directional who figures out which way it goes when wiring a house?
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geoffkait Details Discussions Posts This discussion 23,365 posts 05-02-2020 at 04:46pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I never said directionality and vibration are related. They aren’t.