WOW, Is there a way to flag this stuff with ebay on the basis it's dangerous , non compliant or whatever?
This is some scary stuff
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WOW, Is there a way to flag this stuff with ebay on the basis it's dangerous , non compliant or whatever?
Lassen Forge
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Unfortunately not, as long as they have some sort of disclaimer, or are based somewhere out of North America where the laws there hold no sway. I know I've built Suicide Boxes for specific purposes (tying 2 EU-series generators together, or doing an emergency shunt to get a live circuty to power up a dead one), but man, talk about danger island? I don't even like using them, bu... well... Yeesh.
wyliesdiesels
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umm did you actually look at the seller profile? not only is there no disclaimer but the seller is located in tucson AZ
wyliesdiesels
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I messaged the seller. we shall see if they respond
wyliesdiesels
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Still loads for me
Weird. Won't load for me.
wyliesdiesels
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try a different browser
wyliesdiesels
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the 5-15p/10-30r adapter and the 5-15p/10-50r adapter, are real head scratchers... he claims he made them because of so many requests.... but who would need to plug an appliance, with a 10-30p or 10-50p, into a 5-15r? youre missing an ungrounded conductor so any 240 loads inside the appliance wont work.... makes no sense at all
wyliesdiesels
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HAHAHAHA, this one takes the cake. double 5-15p to 10-30r. someone gonna plug that into 2 different 120v circuits that are either on the same phase in the panel, so it wont work, or different phases and trip the breakers when the heating coil turns on.... just plain stupidity here.. Ebay really needs to take this **** down
Jeepster04
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Im not even sure whats going on there. Cant figure out why.... Just dont.... understand
alfredeneuman
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If people give enough negative feedback (failure to deliver on time etc.) the company will be banned.
It's like Amazon (let the buyer beware)
Love it. To quote the seller: ‘You can plug in to 2 different Generators. A Generator and a Power inverter. Generator and a house. Power inverter and a wall outlet.’
Set aside the *why?* and the *covered by whose insurance?* questions, go ahead and do exactly that - plug one phase into one source, then plug the other phase into a second unsynchronized source. Watch with wonder and amazement as the phase to phase voltage rises and falls between 120 and 240 as the two sources sync then drift apart, and all your 240 loads fault out. What a great idea!
That seller is selling chaos on a stick.
Set aside the *why?* and the *covered by whose insurance?* questions, go ahead and do exactly that - plug one phase into one source, then plug the other phase into a second unsynchronized source. Watch with wonder and amazement as the phase to phase voltage rises and falls between 120 and 240 as the two sources sync then drift apart, and all your 240 loads fault out. What a great idea!
That seller is selling chaos on a stick.
wyliesdiesels
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Yeah i read that one and forgot to touch on it... guy is a complete idiot
quickfarms
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The scary part is the idiots that would buy and use these.
some of these are scary and others are just for a specific purpose
I have a whole box of unusual adapters that I have made for very specific purposes
some of these are scary and others are just for a specific purpose
I have a whole box of unusual adapters that I have made for very specific purposes
Walkers
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I look at things like that and think that they are an excellent tool to help eliminate duds in the gene pool.
I've seen people run welders off of them.
I’ve seen people run power tools off a hundred feet of two strand barbed wire on a bet. Didn’t make it a good idea, or one you should leave unsupervised.
nadogail
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We called those "Kill Me Quick" adapters
no, but it does point out there's potentially demand for them.
Dagny
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This stuff is good for business.
nadogail
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Sounds like a wiring job that was approved buy UNDERTAKERS LABS, after all Morticians have to eat too.
He has a return address listed so I looked it up. Not the greatest part of town. Few months back I had a bum come up to me near there while I was pumping gas. He asked if I wanted to play him in rock/paper/scissors for $1. Should have given him the dollar for creativity.
Viper98912
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What's more scary here is that there are many innocent people who just don't know anything about electrical, and would think that this would "work". How many of us have innocent loved ones (wives, moms, brothers, sisters, cousins, etc) that this is not their area of expertise, and would buy something like this thinking it's a "normal" and "ok" solution? Stuff like this really needs to be taken down.
nadogail
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Ignorance is Bliss, many ignorant people blissfully die.
fitter30
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What is so scary wires would be covered made for 12 vdc not line voltage labeled for car stereo and marine
wyliesdiesels
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Huh?
twouvakind
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98% positive FB
andyvh1959
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He's not looking at the scary 240v "jumper" outlet kit. Stereo wiring, big deal. But this seller is treating 240v wiring like it is stereo wiring.