Re:CPSC warns consumers to stop using male-to-male extension...
by mindslight on Friday September 16, 2022 @11:01AM
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People can't see it's a shitty idea because they're operating at the level of clicking on Amazon and assuming it wouldn't be sold if it weren't safe. This shouldn't be a CPSC warning, but rather a prosecution.
I myself have made a suicide cable to move a load from one circuit to another without shutting it off. But doing the wiring myself made it very clear that I was off the beaten path, and so I had to really think through what I was doing. There's a few obvious concerns with the use I've described here, but I'm not going to write them out because they should be either readily apparent, or you should not be doing such things.
It's the same territory as working with line voltage on a test bench, floating an oscilloscope, etc. All things that can be done safely when you're knowledgeable and focused on the task at hand. But should never be normalized into every day relaxed life, even if you "know what you are doing".
I myself have made a suicide cable to move a load from one circuit to another without shutting it off. But doing the wiring myself made it very clear that I was off the beaten path, and so I had to really think through what I was doing. There's a few obvious concerns with the use I've described here, but I'm not going to write them out because they should be either readily apparent, or you should not be doing such things.
It's the same territory as working with line voltage on a test bench, floating an oscilloscope, etc. All things that can be done safely when you're knowledgeable and focused on the task at hand. But should never be normalized into every day relaxed life, even if you "know what you are doing".