sarmale to Technology@beehaw.org · 6 months agoHow are these wires not shorting?imagemessage-square20fedilinkarrow-up158arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up158arrow-down1imageHow are these wires not shorting?sarmale to Technology@beehaw.org · 6 months agomessage-square20fedilinkfile-text
minus-squaredaq@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up15·6 months agoThe power supplies feeding these are typically .5A at 5v so they can’t draw more than ~2.5w. Is that really enough to generate sufficient heat to start a fire? Maybe if they are wrapped around something incredibly flammable?
minus-squarewahming@monyet.cclinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up20·6 months ago Is that really enough to generate sufficient heat to start a fire? In case of a short circuit, yes, more than sufficient
The power supplies feeding these are typically .5A at 5v so they can’t draw more than ~2.5w. Is that really enough to generate sufficient heat to start a fire? Maybe if they are wrapped around something incredibly flammable?
In case of a short circuit, yes, more than sufficient