They dont look or feel isolated, like ones inside a headphone cable

  • 0x4E4F
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    1 year ago

    Yeah, those kinda puzzled me as well. They didn’t look like they’re varnished, but I suspect I could be wrong about that. After all, they do work, lol 😂.

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        1 year ago

        It works for now, but the reason most wires have a rubber-like insulator around them is that it takes very little to Crack or abrade a thin coating such as this and turn it into a fire hazard.

        I’m surprised a product with such a small safety margin is allowed for sale.

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            11 months ago

            I once accidentaly shorted the connector cables of a battery pack with 4 AA batteries. It very quickly generated enough heat to set the insulation of the cable on fire.

            Don’t underestimate short circuits!

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            1 year ago

            Still enough to generate heat for something like dust to catch fire if it shorts