this is sadly actually one of the largest use cases, it’s called a dead-mans cable (for good reason) but it’s how many northern residents run generators in the winter during power outages. Cheaper then running a bypass switch (which can easily be 300-500$ to buy plus install cost) by a huge margin. They just throw the main breaker prior to running the generator. It shouldn’t be done but it happens more frequently then you would expect especially in the antiqued houses that may not even be up to code in the first place
Ob it’s far stupider and more deadly: hooking up your personal little generator so you can backfeed electricity to your house during a power outage.
It’s even more stupid and deadly than it sounds.
Pika@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
variants@possumpat.io 9 months ago
Don’t you need one of those to use your tesla as a house generator
Gormadt@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 months ago
There’s a specific process and kind of panel you need to back feed power into your home
Basically your panel needs to have it setup so that it can either be powered by the generator or the grid. 1 or the other but never both at the same time.
Ferris@infosec.pub 9 months ago
teslas specifically don’t generate electricity
what is going on in this thread?
fkn@lemmy.world 9 months ago
“As a” implies knowledge that it is not a generator but can effectively be used as one.
abhibeckert@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Um, no. Normally you would use a regular extension cable for that. Your electrical panel would have a male plug on the wall which is specifically wired up to safely provide power to your home.
brbposting@sh.itjust.works 9 months ago
RIP power company linemen who’ve checked the power’s cut off, ‘til somebody pulls that stunt