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kersploosh@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• lime@feddit.nu ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  at least it’s short enough that it will only reach two plugs on the same panel, thereby guaranteeing that the first things that blow are breakers.

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  • terranoid@lemmy.cafe ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Yeah, not what I need. I need NEMA 5-15 to CAT6 adapter

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    • lime@feddit.nu ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      the P in PoE stands for Pulverization

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  • _druid@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Alternatively, One can plug one end in, then you have a creative new way to parent.

    “Didn’t mow the lawn? C’mere Billy, hold out your palm.”

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    • lime@feddit.nu ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      i managed to do that to myself once in my sleep; i had managed to wrap my arm around a lamp cord which came out of the plug, and when i rolled over i managed to put my thumb on the exposed wires.

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      • rtxn@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        I’ll never understand why the US refuses to modernize the horrid NEMA 5 connectors. A recessed receptacle, insulators around the base of the live and neutral blades, spring-loaded detention mechanism to keep the connector from slipping out… in its current state, it’s only two steps removed from sticking the bare wires into the socket.

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  • CoopaLoopa@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Unless one of your outlets is wired backwards, plugging this into 2 outlets on the same side of your electrical panel won’t do anything.

    If you were able to plug it into outlets on different sides of your panel, then you just created a 240v short and the cable is going to be real-spicy real-quick.

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    • whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      then the thermal breaker would jump

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    • marcos@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      plugging this into 2 outlets on the same side of your electrical panel won’t do anything.

      That’s only true if your house runs on DC.

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      • anomnom@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Unless the cord crosses hot to neutral, connecting two ends to the same outlet won’t do anything. In fact behind the wall, that’s how the two halves of a socket, or two adjacent sockets on the same breaker, are wired.

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  • Venator@lemmy.nz ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Unless you accidentally touch one if the prongs after plugging one end in… 😅

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  • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Would that only happen if one outlet were wired backwards (hot to neutral and vice-versa)?

    If both outlets are wired correctly, as I’m envisioning it, the extension cord is parallel to the existing branch.

    Same if both outlets are wired (the same) incorrectly.

    But if one outlet is wired correctly and one has its poles swapped, then you are shorting hot directly to neutral…

    But also being a 3-prong outlet…assuming everything is wired correctly…the short would either be redirected to ground and either trip the breaker or trigger a GFCI…no?

    IANAElectrician. Just a high dude thinking about circuits.

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    • marcos@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      You can’t just branch and reconnect AC power lines at random points.

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      • balsoft@lemmy.ml ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        In a residential setting with reasonable cable lengths, beefy enough extension cable, and reasonable loads you actually kinda can. That’s basically what a ring circuit is.

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  • Lemmyoutofhere@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Laughs in generator.

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  • SapphironZA@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    You are forgetting the plug on the knob that will plug it in

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• uen3@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Even better: Image

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  • agamemnonymous@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Is this the one you use to feed the house from a generator? If so, I think that’s the one time it’s valid

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    • chiliedogg@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      You can get a male-ended socket on the house for that exact scenario.

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      • ChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.org ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Don’t forget a master switch between it and mains. Otherwise, line workers could get injured.

        Bonus points if it auto-switches based on whether mains is available.

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      • Baggie@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Oh that’s so much smarter.

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    • dalekcaan@feddit.nl ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      Not legally, and if you’re not careful it can go from a suicide cord to a homicide cord. If you’re still connected to the grid while you use one, it can backfeed and fry a lineman who was working on what they thought was a disconnect line.

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      • Buddahriffic@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        Not doubting what you’re saying but just a bit confused because wouldn’t electrifying what a lineman works on end up overloading the generator because you’re now powering everything up to where the circuit broke upstream? Saying this based on an assumption that the lines service multple households and the generators are designed to keep important things running rather than just replace power plants for even one house, let alone the neighbourhood.

        How do they handle solar setups that are set up specifically to send power into the grid?

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    • Duamerthrax@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      If you really, really needed to power a whole house, you could use one of those, but you need to turn off the main breaker and lock the door shut. If you have for foresight to get a male-to-male, you have the foresight to get an interconnect setup.

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• JasonDJ@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  The lovely suicide cord.

  Worth mentioning that it is plenty safe…if used appropriately (for attaching a generator to a house that doesn’t have an inlet).

  It’s when it’s not used appropriately that’s a problem. And it’s very easy to not use it appropriately.

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  • Bad_Ideas_In_Bulk@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Murphy’s law says it will be used wrong, and as such it is a bad design and a bad idea.

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    • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      It has the advantage of being easily made in an emergency situation.

      Idk, I think it’s a worthwhile thought exercise to know the wrong ways to do something, in case the situation ever arises where you need to.

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      • Bad_Ideas_In_Bulk@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

        To a certain extent, yes.

        Like it’s a good idea to drink from a ditch if that’s the only water. Better than dying of thirst anyway.

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• expatriado@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  i guess if you’re got a bad breaker on your panel, you can load 2 circuits on one breaker with that thing, at least until the hardware store opens. you still get overcurrent protection… but a very unlikely thing to need

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