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Hysteresis affects the inductance in series with hot/neutral.

Because of the basic construction of all USA outlets (except the 39-cent variety, without any backstraps), the backstrap is the core of a one-turn inductor formed by the hot and neutral wires. If it is steel and has hysteresis, it will induce a nonlinear reactive voltage that appears in series with the AC source.


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