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

  • Longpork_afficianado@lemmy.nz
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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