Add a small wipe of Vaseline on the prongs of the plug and insert/remove it
a few times. It'll be easy to use afterwards.
I seem to recall that IBM pioneered the use of Vaseline on 120V electrical
plugs, but I'm not quite sure any more.
Jack
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From: shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net
[mailto:shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net] On Behalf Of PJ McGarvey
Sent: Sunday, April 11, 2010 5:21 PM
To: Shop Talk
Subject: [Shop-talk] GFCIs difficult to plug into?
I've noticed a trend lately with the GFCIs that I've bought for outdoor
applications, I'm assuming they were outdoor rated on the box as I would've
only bought them if they were marked as such. They are getting more
difficult to plug into... I've had about 3 (of the 4) outside GFCI
receptacles around my house get harder to plug into over the last couple
years. The most recent was today, and I had to hit it with my hand to get
it
to insert. I can't imagine this level of effort would be good for the
receptacle or the extension cord I was using, so why would this be by
design?
There seems to be some mention on the internet that some manufacturers make
them tight intentionally, and that tighter might mean better... lol... yes,
the only safe GFCI is one you can't even plug into...
I've had none of these issues with many of the indoor GFCIs that I use on a
daily basis. I've bought all of the GFCIs I have from Home Depot and I'm
tempted to return them as faulty, though I don't know what their return
policy
is on used electrical stuff...
Has anyone had similar experiences, or had *good luck* with a particular
brand
that _hasn't_ given them trouble?
PJ
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