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

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[–] sarmale@lemmy.zip 2 points 8 months ago (4 children)

"Never change something that works"

[–] Longpork_afficianado@lemmy.nz 9 points 8 months ago (3 children)

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.

[–] Frederic@beehaw.org 3 points 8 months ago (2 children)

It works with 2 or 3 AA batteries, not that much power

[–] MrStetson@suppo.fi 2 points 8 months ago

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

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