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I bought one of these on Amazon last year for a specific use case, and I’m knowledgeable enough to use it safely. IIRC Amazon pulled the listing a few months la
by NotYourLawyer 4y ago
I bought one of these on Amazon last year for a specific use case, and I’m knowledgeable enough to use it safely. IIRC Amazon pulled the listing a few months later and gave me a refund because it’s obviously a dangerous product.
- NotYourLawyer 4y agoCan’t edit my comment, but I found the email from Amazon: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has provided us information that indicates that the product listed above may present a substantial product hazard. Specifically, the extension cords may pose a potential shock and electrocution risk to customers. If you still have this product, we urge you to stop using it immediately and dispose of the product. If you purchased this item for someone else, please notify the recipient immediately. There is no need for you to return the product. Refunds will be issued to the original payment method used for the purchase, or if the original payment method is no longer available, we will apply an Amazon Gift Card to your account. The safety and satisfaction of our customers is our highest priority. We regret any inconvenience this may cause you.
- HeyLaughingBoy 4y agoThis is not an argument I like to use, but I'd say that if you were knowledgeable enough, then you wouldn't be using it.
- quickthrowman 4y agoI agree, if they were knowledgeable enough they would convert the load side of whatever they were trying to power from a female plug end to a male plug and use a traditional extension cord and not risk death.
- NotYourLawyer 4y agoIt was a temporary solution until I had time to build things out the right way, which I am now in the process of doing.
- vel0city 4y agoUnless you're sealing it in a block of concrete, its not using it safely. The cable could easily get unplugged, which would then result in a very unsafe situation especially if someone isn't aware of the non-standard usage of the connector.
- NotYourLawyer 4y agoOk fine. Reasonably safely. A safety level that I am comfortable with, in a situation where no one else is going to be involved.