Why does every store refuse to sell you these? Yes, I know the risks. I don't need to be lectured, just give sell me the product.
>>2993094>this stupid useless retarded as fuck thread againgo back to /b/ kid.
>>2993094>Yes, I know the risks.Then you know there is a better alternative. Picture related. Which you clearly DON'T know about, which means you are an idiot. Idiots should never be sold products they 'think' should exist.
>>2993094this is /diy/, take two extension cords and wire/solder/electrical tape up a 4-way hazard monster for ultimate flexibility
>>2993100It’s still got the male pins with potentially high voltage on them.There has got to be a better solution.
>>2993094practical use?
>>2993158you plug one end into ur generator and the other end into a socket
>>299315360309 version of this but one where there is also an electrical isolation switch which is interlocked and cannot be connected until a plug is fully inserted and stops the plug being removed until switched off again.But I would suggest most people who need a gen often enough to add a socket for it might as well hardwire it into a supply changeover switch and build a little shed around it or something to keep it in permanently.
>>2993153It shouldn't ever be wired up so it could do that. That's the point. The male prongs there are never hot. They are sitting there cold waiting for you to plug an extension cord in, and then your connex box or whatever will be powered.And this way you never had to make a suicide plug.
>>2993153That should only be on the cold side of the connection. You can get them for running the power for a wall-mounted TV down. They're literally just as dangerous as an unplugged power cord.The reason male-male cords aren't allowed is because you can plug one end into the hot and have exposed pins with a live charge.
>>2993176so you want to power an entire house through a flimsy plug made for powering home appliance?why don't you just pour some gasoline on your house and set it on fire?
>>2993094I would kinda like one of these someday, but this is because my house breaker is actually secondary to a larger breaker outside the house, meaning, I could switch off the breaker that powers the indoor breaker box, and therefore power the inside of the house without sending power back out onto the grid. I doubt YOUR house is like this though.it also means I'd lack powering my fridge, sadly, because it is on that outdoor breaker box, but oh well.
Anyone ever use anderson connectors to connect their generator to their main panel. I've been looking for some sort of plug solution robust enough to handle the amperages I want to potentially generate. Have a 200A pto generator. I'm thinking a sub box off my main box with some short beefy wires and anderson connectors with an interlock in the main box where you can't turn power on to them unless the main is disconnected.
>drives wristlets screeeching away in terror
>>2993620>anderson connectors with an interlock in the main box where you can't turn power on to them unless the main is disconnected.Some kind of sliding shutter linked to the main switch that covers the anderson connector when the switch is on and prevents turning it on if there's an anderson plugged in?
>>2993094Kid, most people think dipping any live wire of any strength into water turns the water into a death zone. For the love of fuck, never underestimate the depths of human stupidity.
>>2993779I mean, you're forgetting that these can also be used to plug two hot outlets together and burn your house down.
>>2993094Clearly you do need to be lectured>>2993100OP's stupid ass waste of a thread destroyed by one answer>>2993153By that logic, so does any appliance that you plug in. These receptacles are used on the downstream side and so the pins will never be exposed at the same time they are hot.
>>2993789>can also bedon't forget about the fact that you can drop a toaster into a bathtub and fucking die or something
>>2993793And no store has to provide you with something objectively stupid to sell that could be liability traced back to them.
>>2993789I don't think anything bad would happen unless you cross the wires but you can't do that with a ground plug on there
>>2993823Stay in school, kids.
>>2993823>unless you cross the wiresUnless your house was wired by a retard electrician.
>>2993848Would be a good way to test for improperly wired outlets.
>>2993851With an outlet tester. Cheap ones are $5. Slightly better ones are like $8. If you are paying more than that you are getting scammed.
Aliexpress probibly sells them!
>>2993094they should sell this as pride month specialcall them bigots until they cave in
>>2993956Lol. Someone needs to go in and talk about getting some male on male cord action and pressure them into it.
>>2993956>>2993963
just buy a male plug end, cut off the female end of a cord and make your own.
>>2993823If you plug the two ends into two different circuits they'll potentially be out of phase with each other and pass quite a lot of current before the breakers trip. Enough to cause sparks, melted insulation, general excitement, possibly fire.
>>2994020>two different circuitswell of fucking course you don't want to bridge two different circuits but I'm picturing plugging it into the top and bottom plugs of a singular outlet (or maybe two outlets on the same breaker......?) and I don't think anything would happen in that casemaybe I wouldn't be willing to bridge two outlets on the same breaker but come on, both plugs in one outlet, there's no way it blows up
>>2994186And like congress, it is fucking useful how fuckwit?
>>2994203yea that's a good point idk what you'd accomplishing really
>>2993094I hope you fucking kill yourself and not someone else you stupid cunt. I got zapped by one of these last week in some dudes van. He also blew up his inverter when he plugged the van into mains at the same time.
>first time touching mains voltagebuck up buttercup
>>2993094You don't need it.And if you really needened it, you could've just made it yourself.By the way, the board is called /diy/ not /biy/.
>>2993100Only way for that to become hot is if you bypass the interlock feeding mains to the circuit and end up back feeding that outlet
>>2993094Why don't you just /diy/ one?
>>2995683If you're smart enough to diy one, you'd be smart enough to know why this is a bad idea
>>2993094Err goyim because of liability reasons you can't have this
>>2993100
>>2993094can americans not buy power plugs that open up and have screw terminals inside for each wire?WHAT DO YOU EVEN NEED THAT FOR?
>>2995713(You) farming.
>>2993094Retards. Because of Retards. I worked retail for a few years and Jesus fucking monkey Christ people are retarded.I worked at Walmart in a city where people made more money than brains>Get asked if they can use their gas or charcoal grill inside>Had a guy asked if this light bulb (head light) will work in their night light>Had a lawn mower brought back after a guy mixed oil and gas in the gas tank>Get bitched at because it is sold on the website (by a third party) but not in store and get told that it should be sold in store>If (insert a store that is not a Walmart store) sold this or that>Even after quitting Walmart and years later at a different store people bug you to ask if you work their because you have a blue zip up jacket (the dumb bitch thought only Walmart employees wore this jacket, it was a plain blue zip up jacket)>Work at the store and still get asked if you work their>Get a person that still fucks up composite video and audio (red to red, white to white, yellow to yellow)>Person wanted a new wireless mouse, didn't want to pay 20+ for one, asked if they can just remove the (USB) cable and if it will work like that>India kid asking about his college classes for KSU>Customer gets made because I wont give him a ride home from his shopping trip after I got off from my shift. Said it was bad customer service>Tell people it's limited 1 per customer, still asked if they can buy 2 or more>Customers buying store displays of patio furniture, they drive a small car, and asked if you will delivery it in your car or the "company truck/van">Same with fucking grills, buy an assembled grill, take the lid off to fit in their mini van, hand them they parts, they bitch because you wont go to their house and put it back together>Woman wants a smart TV, asks about a TV if it was a smart tv, told her yes and pointed out where it was listed on the box, she buys it and returns it right after buying it because she thinks its not a smart TV
>>2995784>Had a lawn mower brought back after a guy mixed oil and gas in the gas tankTo be fair on this, a lot of older two-stroke motors need this mix to run properly, so somebody just assuming that the gas he still had should work instead of checking first is probably what went down.That said, buying gas instead of electric for a lawnmower these days is its own form of dumb.
>>2995788im sure it says on the gas lid what is supposed to go in
>>2995789>It's a mower, of course I use mix! It's not like that would have changed since I last bought a mower in 1986!
>>2995788What kind of fag uses an electric mower?
>>2995800Why did your mind go to that when confronted with superior mowing technology?
>>2995800electric mower tech has massively and I mean massively improved in the last decade same cutting power as gas on a tenth of the noise level
>>2995825Plus charging batteries is way cheaper than gas, no huffing exhaust, they just turn on instead of needing to yank a cord, way lower maintenance...
>>2995939>runs out of power>need to wait to rechatgeFuck
>>2995949>forgets the rule of everything 2 is 11 is nonethe is no excuse for unpreparedness
>>2995949https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cIOkx6y29a8It's not the mower's fault you can't plan for your yard size based on operational time.
>>2993094diy
>>2996096>diyTo KYS
>>2996084People forget to charge batteries all the time.Gos forbid you're on an HOA controlled property with a half mowed lawn. They will fuck you raw.
>>2996151No suburb has a yard big enough to even quarter-drain a modern mower, and you can even get ones like DeWalt that use your regular power tool batteries you should have at least a half dozen of.
>>2996135>how to use a regular extension cord for 240vthis confuses and engages the suicide cord hater
>>2996264I mean, as long as you're using a sufficiently heavy gauge cable, I guess, but why not just buy/make a proper extension cord for the purpose so you don't fry a 120v device you plug in when you forget you're using that?
>>2996272>using a sufficiently heavy gauge cable >watts wheel240v needs 1/2 the ampacity
>>2993094they don't want you to know about free energy of course.
>>2996273>Missed the main point
>>2996301>upset about a shitpoast seems the cord works as intended
>>2996347>Just pretending to be retarded
>>2995707I /diy/'d one last winter when power was out for 4 days. Gen had a 240v 30a out twist lock, my elec water heater was best point of entry for 240v so bought some orange 10ga wire put a twist lock on one end and 3 prong on other. Worked great. It handled the whole house, everything worked again almost except for water heater, oven and HVAC. Range microwave coffee maker fridge all lights and room outlets TV internet etc worked. It was funny coming home after work and passing 100 dark houses and my lone house on hill lit the fuck up. Lol, and the generator was deafening in the silence too. Had one homo neighbor ask me to turn it off at night and I laughed, like i want my milk to spoil.
>>2995800I have thick zoysia grass and I dont think electric mowers would handle it gracefully like my gas guzzler.
>>2995949I use a reel mower. Way less bullshit involved
>>2993823Embarrassing post.
>>2995784>people bug you to ask if you work their because you have a blue zip up jacket (the dumb bitch thought only Walmart employees wore this jacket, it was a plain blue zip up jacket)This has happened to me multiple times, I went to Cabelas and bought anice green jacket
>>2995788I've never seen a two stroke lawnmower.
>>2996642You want the 240v mains powered ones. Just don't run over the cable.
>>2993094You're a fucking retard for wanting one, so I guess I shouldn't be surprised that you're too goddamn stupid to realize that you can simply make one. Hardware stores sell extension cords, and extension cord connectors. Figure it the fuck out, moron.
>>2993153Get an interlock kit, retard.
>>2993094no, there is ZERO reason why one would need such cable. >but i need to connect my (device) with an outlet! because it is supposed to have inlet (picrel), not outlet.
>>2996766oops forgot pic.>>2993153no anon, you install this permanently on your device/machine, so you can connect your normal extension cord to it normally while not having to bother with dangling bunch of cable from the machine with a plug all the time. there is literally written "power inlet only, not for use as an outlet"i got an old table saw with killer extension cord (400V 32A, much fun) because some dumbfuck "educated" electrician didn't bother to install an inlet there, so i just replaced that outlet with inlet and remade the killer cord into normal extension cord
>>2996766>>2996768>yuro cant comprehend personal generator ownership
>>2996769you're NOT supposed to connect your house into generator via a wall outlet, genius.
>>2996783>t. doesnt have 10-50p outlet on the back porch you do weld at home dont you anon?
>>2996783picrel. yes, that is an INLET. it is normally disconected by the switch. if mains go off, you connect a generator, then hit the switch that disconnects the mains supply. boom, the inlet contacts are never dangerous. it is called basic engineering, ameribro.
>>2996787dammit i am so induriazedageep forgetting pics here.
this seems to be usa single-phase equivalent. notice it is an INLET with a switch. this is the easiest correct way, not your outlet-to-outlet rednecking.
>>2993094The only use for this I can imagine is using a generator on your house during a power outage. The cable itself is retarded, you should be asking for generators to come with a method to connect to your house. Which you can technically get an electrician to set up for you already.
the amount of triggered over a fucking cord is hilarious you niggers wouldnt bat an eye at a range cord landed on a terminal strip in a panel but a wimpy lamp cable makes you shid n pizz in rage terror even though its likely feeding a breaker protected circuit and the thats not even talking about the mainplus if you try to feed the whole county the genset breaker pops instantly anyways
>>2996793So of ypu were actually smart.enpugh.to make this cord and do.otnwothput zapping yourself, ypu.cpuld just do it and no one cpuld stop you
>>2996793
>>2993094Nah just buy it online at this point gang
>>2996712"Lawn Boy" was one brand. They worked pretty well.
>>2993176you can't power a house of 15 amps retard.
>>2995784back when the only headsets for cell phones were wired. I used to wear one because of my job I needed to talk and drive, or be using a computer with both hands.I took to wearing it all the time.every damn time I was in any store (especially home depot) some retard would come up to me and ask me questions like I work there.I'm not wearing anything orange but somehow I work at home depot because of a headset? doesn't matter that I never saw a home depot employee with one.either way. after telling them I don't work there I would then tell them where in the store the thing was they were looking for. which got me a couple of compliments for being more helpful than actual employees.
>>2995788sorry elon electric mowers still suck ass.
>>2995939>way lower maintenanceexcept that idiots chuck them in to goodwills the moment the battery dies.
>>2993094>Why does every gun store refuse to sell you these? Yes, I know the risks. I don't need to be lectured, just give sell me the product.
>>2996786People generally don't have a welder outlet. You'd still have to make a cable for the generator as they use 30 Amp twist locks usually.And yes I know you can just do male to male and back feed as long as you pull the main breaker.The smart way to do it is to install a generator plug on your house and an interlock on the panel.
>>2996823>>2996824OK Generation Lead.
>>2996822
>>2996839I know more than you.
>>2996974I'm sure you believe that.
>>2993094Because if you burn your house down they’re liable, and the upside is only like $2
>>2993094If you're too stupid to make your own, you're too stupid to be trusted with one
>>2997043yeah, thats why i get 2 extensions cables, and jam craft blades down the female ends of both and glue em together works a charm.
>>2996988I know that.
>>2997099
>>2993100A suicide cord is cheaper and being lazy is based.
Never needed one of these and never understood what people use them for. I’ve repaired cords and made my own, ripped male ends off to tie into disconnects for vacuum pumps, but a double male ended cord seems useless. Is it just something retards do?
>>2993182Just plug in the load first then connect to your source.
>>2995949Thats called "time for a beer" time while I wait. Yard work is supposed to be a mix of in the sun and then relax a bit in the shade, then back to work so forth and so on.
>>2993094>WhyIf you're smart enough to think you need one, you should be smart enough to be able to make it yourself. If you can't, or can't figure it out, you don't deserve to have one.
>>2999161https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cIOkx6y29a8
If you truly need this retarded device, just get an extension cord, cut off the socket, and attach the repair plug. Cost $3 plus the cord. Tools needed, just a knife and screwdriver.
>>2999392>NeedSet things up right and nobody needs it.
>>2993597No, you use it during power outages to turn on a couple lights. Maybe charge your phone. It only powers up one leg anyway.
