An interesting, but flawed connector from eBay. This one has the exciting feature of being able to be plugged together incorrectly, with a risk of making the case of the connected item live at mains voltage.

This connector being sold on eBay can kill you. Let me explain why initially. when you look at it, it seems like a very versatile little screwless connector with a universal design. That means it can be plugged together as a plug-in socket Arrangement Very handy, but because it is universal, if you were fumbling around the back of a machine and you plugging in a component that was getting live neutral into Earth and you misalign the connections like this and plugged it in live would connect to the Earth connection and the whole case of what you just plugged in could become live at Main's voltage and result in horrible things.


13 thoughts on “This connector can kill you”
  1. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @TheFreerider20 says:

    Only without an RCD, if you try to teach things, please right 😩

  2. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @benny7569 says:

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  3. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @LoFox says:

    Soooo… Link on the description?

  4. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @svenvanwier7196 says:

    Even 12 year old me was messing about with notches in my (only 12volt) drones making sure I didn’t fry my hard earned electronics.

  5. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @jbowser9679 says:

    She’s lucky he acted the way he did because if that was me I would have ****************.
    Yeah I can’t say it but you could only imagine

  6. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @tiskojukka says:

    So, if you managed to connect L to gnd , fuse should be popped… or residual-current device goes off.

  7. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @Mark_nobody3 says:

    In electrical engineering, You plug in the wrong wires then the whole thing either short circuits or blow up in you face which is very dangerous because any other element like water makes it worse meaning it could create a chain reaction to other circuits

  8. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @larsfeldmann2838 says:

    Well, sure. That wouldn’t be pretty. There would be sparks and there might be voltage on exposed parts then. But, shouldn’t the GFCI and/or breaker react to the (presumably) high current between live and ground wires and cut the power to the connector and device?

  9. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @mirrorride says:

    Result horrible things… Hahaha😂

  10. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @DHorse says:

    Yup. Electrocute you. How shocking!

  11. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @gerryboudreaultboudreault2608 says:

    Always match vonnectors properly together!

  12. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @honeyballleckda1699 says:

    Its awesome but they had to design it in anotjer way

  13. Avataaar/Circle Created with python_avatars @RoshDroz says:

    No bueno

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