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  What exactly does "Hospital Grade" mean?
I plan on changing my outlets since it seems like a cheap enough tweak and most here on the forum agree that it makes a difference. But what actually IS the physical difference between hospital grade and non-hospital grade outlets?
Studioray  (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

01-29-06
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01-29-06   Here is a link to the official explanation. it's a pdf, you ...   Albertporter

01-29-06   Thank you albert for the detailed info. reading it i notice ...   Eldartford

01-29-06   It's nice for those of us that have heavy weight power cable ...   Albertporter

01-29-06   Albertporter...of course a tight grip would be important for ...   Eldartford

01-29-06   "reading it i notice that "hospital grade" me ...   Jea48

01-29-06: Albertporter
There are readily-available 3-pin plugs (and sockets) that twist to lock.
I use exactly that for my 240 volt connections and have for several years.

However, some aftermarket power cords void warranty if modifications are made, and if wired improperly could cause damage to your equipment or your home.

The 120 Volt Hospital grade sockets I provided a link to as well as other aftermarket high quality outlets conform to roughly the same size specifications (fit in existing box) and wire identically to common household outlets.

In other words, a heavier, higher grade product in the wall that requires no modifications to existing male plugs.

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01-29-06   It means it can be used in ares where there are flameable ma ...   Mapleleafs3

01-29-06   It means that they are of such quality that the sonics from ...   Musicdoc

01-29-06   "it means it can be used in ares where there are flamea ...   Jea48

01-29-06   Jea48, please find the technical data to back up your statem ...   Mapleleafs3

01-29-06   "jea48, please find the technical data to back up your ...   Jea48

01-29-06   an uninterrupted power in the hospitals suppose to be befor ...   Marakanetz

01-30-06   One of the tests is the drop test. it goes something like th ...   Nerspellsner

01-30-06   Mapleleafs3 and jea48 it should be noted that a loose elect ...   Fotis_k

01-30-06   Thank you all for the replies, especially albertporter - tha ...   Studioray

01-30-06   Orange levitron hospital grade are bad and degrade the syste ...   Elizabeth

01-30-06   It means 1) more expensive 2) not always covered by insur ...   Cwlondon

01-30-06   Covered by medicare?   Eldartford

01-30-06   "and i don't think that requiring "x" amount ...   Jea48

01-30-06   Nerspellsner, lol, i never heard of that test, lol. you do k ...   Jea48

01-30-06   Jea48, i have heard of that device but i have never used it. ...   Nerspellsner

01-31-06   All outlets get looser as stuff is plugged in and out many t ...   Eldartford

01-31-06   Jea48, can you please explain the benefit of "contact p ...   Studioray

01-31-06   Hospital grade outlets cannot overcome the tenacity of human ...   Larryi

01-31-06   larryi, this story struck me as a prime example of urban myt ...   Tvad

01-31-06   "jea48, can you please explain the benefit of "con ...   Jea48

01-31-06   It means that someone has been clever enough to charge audio ...   Bojack

02-01-06   Follow up ++++++ "next i tried the hbl8300. imho the pl ...   Jea48

02-02-06   What nomenclature did robert read claiming that hospital gra ...   Nerspellsner

02-02-06   Nerspellsner, i found a few errors in the stereophile articl ...   Jea48

02-02-06   Studioray, i installed the hubbell 5362 outlets for my arc v ...   Jea48

02-03-06   Hi jae48, yes i do have one dedicated line coming from the m ...   Studioray

02-04-06   Jea48, i find it interesting to know that the "pull pre ...   Talon4

08-09-06   Facts: hospital grade plugs provide more robust grounding th ...   joemh22@

08-09-06   I put a bunch of porterports into my system and there was a ...   Unclejeff

08-13-06   Like everything else in a hospital it probaly just means the ...   Chadnliz

08-17-06   "hospital grade" takes the place of "mil-spec ...   Khrys

05-09-10   I tried them all and i did not noticed any difference. i hav ...   Felitopaz

05-22-10   Switching to a duplex outlet without nickel plating on the i ...   Tonywinsc

05-23-10   joemh22@yahoo.com, really..... so did your boss laugh?   Jea48

05-24-10   quote leviton hospital grade plug and receptacle testin ...   Jea48

07-19-10   I just wanted to add, in addition to the robustness of the c ...   Dorfma05


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