On 2015-02-06, Tim Watts wrote:

On 06/02/15 22:12, Adam Funk wrote:
On 2015-02-05, Tim Watts wrote:

On 05/02/15 19:54, Part Timer wrote:
My brother sent me these pictures of a cable he found today plugged in
(but not switched on!) on MoD property (barrack block utility room).

Ignoring H&S, anyone know what the connector is actually for?

http://tinypic.com/r/ieh4oz/8
http://tinypic.com/r/mh6d6g/8
http://tinypic.com/r/rtq81y/8
http://tinypic.com/r/1zd3bc0/8

It's a variation on a "Jesus Cord"[1]

[1] 2 13A plugs on each end of a flex - used to bridge one house supply
to the house next door in the even of a single phase failure, or for
cobbling a generator into the house's circuits.

If it's a temporary single-phase failure, what happens when your phase
comes back on while you're still plugged into your neighbour's phase?

There's a reason it's called a Jesus Cord.

But seriously - you'd have to open your main switch or you'd be trying
to power 1/3 of the street anyway!

Doh! Well, that's what the 13 A fuse is for....

I thought the main purpose of those cords was to get free electricity
from an unoccupied house next door (after breaking in).


That too.

With a 3 kW/house limit....