double pronged outlets, how come they are never plugged in wrong?

Question

So in England we have the ground prong so our cables are all the same, however I know in the states and other places they don’t, so how come no damage is caused if the positive and negative are the wrong way around?

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Answer 1

For many appliances, it doesn’t really matter if hot and neutral are reversed.

In some cases, it does, and where it does matter, a ground pin or a larger neutral connector will be used to ensure polarity.