Don’t. Even if you understand what you’re doing, someone else won’t and your family will die in a house fire.

Male-to-male end cables allow for the two leads of an open male end to make contact with anything conductive (including your flesh, causing some pretty gnarly burns) to complete the circuit and start a fire. No conscionable electrician will make these for you. It is the dumbest solution to any problem you’re looking to solve. Don’t.

Just a reminder coming up on Christmas.

  • A_norny_mousse@feddit.org
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    5 hours ago

    I had to check if this really is what OP describes. Yes, it is:
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    Argh! Order a deathtrap from AliExpress!
    (OK, to be fair, I got an electric shock from one of these once - hand made by my landlord - and luckily I’m still alive, but really, don’t)