suicide cable

Noun

informal

(informal, electrical work) A simple electrical cord with prongs on both ends; plugging one end into a live outlet (for example a generator) and the other end into a dead outlet (in a house with no power) allows power to be injected from the live outlet into the dead one.

Japanese Meaning

（非公式な用語、電気工事）両端にプラグが備わった簡易な電気コード。例えば、発電機など通電中の電源から、停電中の家のコンセントへ電力を注入するために使用される装置。

What is this buttons?

Technicians warned that using a suicide cable to bypass safety features is extremely dangerous and should never be attempted.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

技術者たちは、安全装置を回避するために両端にプラグが付いた簡易電源コードを使用することは非常に危険であり、決して試みてはいけないと警告した。

Details

Sense（1）

When the hurricane hit and I lost power, I fired up the generator and jacked it in to the outlet in my garage with a suicide cable; at least I was able to run a few lights and my refrigerator.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

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suicide cables

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