On Wed, Sep 2, 2020 at 11:02, Warren Kumari <warren@kumari.net> wrote:
> well, what you REALLY need is one of these:
> https://www.cru-inc.com/products/wiebetech/hotplug_field_kit_product/
>

Yeah, no... actually, hell no!

That setup scares me, and I'm surprised that it can be sold at all,
even with many warning labels and disclaimers...
After the first time I saw it (I suspect also due to Chris!) I tried
doing something similar -- I cut the ends off a power cord, attached
alligator clips ...
called a suicide cord for a reason. Bad idea that comes about regularly when people try to back feed a generator to their house. 

Andy