What purpose is served by the terminals of a three-way pin plug? Draw a diagram and name the pins.

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All electrical appliances three-way with a cable having a plug at one end to connect the appliance to the electric supply. In this three-way pin plug, the top pin is for earthing (E), the live pin (L) in on the left and the neutral pin (N) is on the right.

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