PS3 Slim overheat and incorrecty pluged power cord

[Destroyer_of_knights]

Lafiel said:

Well, you guys have to understand, that although power plugs usually work any way you plug them in,one way actually really is "incorrect", as it creates a lot (about 1000x more than the other way round) of static interference and electro-magnetic fields (so called "electro-smog").

I'm not sure if "e-smog" really is bad for your health, but it quite surely is bad for electronic devices as it may induct currents into sensible parts. That's why I think companies should finally start labeling how cords are plugged in the "right way" into the devices/outlets.

But the PS3 slim power cable has AC current running through it, the current is constantly changing direction hence the name Alternating current, so it doesn't matter which way it's plugged in because the result will be the same, and this is why the plug the connects to the slim has a uniform shape, otherwise it would have a specific shape which means their is only one way of plugging it in, like the phat PS3 power plug, but that's not the case.

In regards to EMF pollution, by law PS3 and all consumer electronics have built in shielding, so that 1) the don't affect other electronics, and 2) doesn't expose us to unnecessary EMF, the cables them selves do emit a minute EMF, but it's nothing tha can affect us nor affect other electronics.