Examples of filth in a sentence. 1  He emerged from the cellar covered in filth. 2  the filth of the slaughterhouse. 3  living in filth and squalor.
Best Answer: This is AC (Alternating Current) so it isn't positive and negative but hot and neutral. On a polarized plug, there is one wide blade and one narrow blade. The wide blade is neutral and the narrow blade is hot. The ribbed (white if there are colors) is neutral; the smooth wire (black if there are colors) is hot. So... hook the ribbed side to the wide blade (or white wire) and the smooth side to the narrow blade (or black wire). --------.
Of particular note are certain devices or appliances that have circuitry, such as, coffee makers, alarm clocks, computers, etc. If the hot and neutral wires are reversed, damage can occur to these appliances. Do not clip polarized plugs to fit into a two (2) prong receptacle or a receptacle not designed for polarized plugs. Click to expand... Click to expand... One side is at the same potential as ground, i.e. the neutral, which is the fat side. Touching the neutral in a properly wired system will not shock you. Never defeat a polarized plug, as you may set yourself up for a shock, because the chassis may become energized.