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Do devices not tolerating swapping live and neutral exist?

Multiple types of domestic power sockets around the world (including the ones in my country) do not distinguish between live and neutral even when ground is present. I am shopping for an AC-DC PSU ...
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How to connect live and neutral and earth connection in AC devices plugged into socket?

I know that when I have a fixed lamp in my house I have to use a single switch on the live wire. But when the device is connected using a plug the live wire and the neutral wire vary depending on how ...
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Can Neutral terminal stay connected to a power supply and Live terminal switched?

I bought the following switch which I would like to control the AC power (230V 50Hz) to an AC/DC converter with. This switch only permits one terminal to connect/disconnect, meaning I could control ...
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