How are these wires not shorting?lemmy.zipimage sarmale ( @sarmale@lemmy.zip ) Technology • 9 months ago message-square20fedilinkarrow-up157
arrow-up157imageHow are these wires not shorting?lemmy.zip sarmale ( @sarmale@lemmy.zip ) Technology • 9 months ago message-square20fedilink
minus-square daq ( @daq@lemmy.sdf.org ) linkfedilink15•9 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-square wahming ( @wahming@monyet.cc ) linkfedilinkEnglish21•9 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