Good outlet for amplifiers

I have worked in dozens of hospitals over five decades and have never seen upside down plugs with the ground pin on top. That includes in operating rooms where a spark, especially back in the day, could be disastrous.

@howardlee the ground on top makes more sense to me, because if something was to fall such as a paper clip onto a plug that isn’t plugged in all the way it could definitely cause a spark if it came in contact with the hot and neutral.

I saw the ground on top in an industrial facility I was working at in North Carlolina for a couple of weeks.  I asked around and nobody knew why.  Otherwise, I see it on the bottom.

Jerry

Are you saying that the issue is the plug rather than the receptacle? I’ve got good power cords (e.g. Shunyata Alpha) and they are not tightly gripped. Thanks.

 

@peter_s - Not exactly, but maybe it’s 60% plug, 40% outlet? I guess it depends how poor your plugs are to start with but for me the hospital grade 90 degree plug is what really made the difference. Also, I’ve found 90 degree plugs have less leverage so they tend to cause less wiggle when using heavy power cables. I’d say hospital grade plugs are relatively cheap. Get one and try it before committing.

It looks like the furutech cannot be daisychained. I see strapping for a ground lug only on one side. So I’m looking for a good outlet that can be daisychained as I have two duplexes in the same box.