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   Dgar (dgar@aus.social)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2023 15:11:10 JST Dgar

   Universal adapter.

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     חנן כהן • Hanan Cohen (hananc@tooot.im)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2023 15:11:13 JST חנן כהן • Hanan Cohen

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     @dgar please CW disturbing images. ;-)

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     Wilhelm Gere (wgere@universeodon.com)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2023 15:54:21 JST Wilhelm Gere

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     @dgar

     uh-huh, note that the power switch is off, ie, red. The other side is on, green.

     Somewhere there are a couple of Myth-Busters wanna-bees who will try this.

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     clacke (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2023 15:54:21 JST clacke

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     • Wilhelm Gere

     @Wgere On my sockets (HK, UK-socket) red means hot/live and the other side of the switch is blank.

     @dgar

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     Dgar (dgar@aus.social)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2023 17:50:14 JST Dgar

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     • Wilhelm Gere

     @clacke @Wgere
     While this is not my photo, I can confirm that this Australian standard power point switch is definitely “On”.

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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2023 19:46:40 JST 翠星石

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     • Chumchum Tumtum
     @fcktheworld587 Voltage shouldn't be a problem regardless provided that's attached to a decent PSU that accepts AC power 100-250V @ 50-60Hz (like most PSUs today).
     
     Decently designed PSUs of a certain kinds don't even care if you input DC (i.e. let's just pass through this already rectified power and just do voltage conversion on it).
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     Chumchum Tumtum (fcktheworld587@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2023 19:46:42 JST Chumchum Tumtum

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     • Stuart Longland (VK4MSL)
     • zombywoof

     @stuartl @zombywoof @dgar I was under the impression that an equivalent current flowing through a greater resistance would result in a higher voltage

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     Stuart Longland (VK4MSL) (stuartl@mastodon.longlandclan.id.au)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2023 19:46:43 JST Stuart Longland (VK4MSL)

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     • zombywoof

     @fcktheworld587 @zombywoof @dgar

     Actually no… (dusts off EE degree)… the fact that it's stainless steel will raise the *resistance* of the circuit, which will cause a *voltage drop* across the nail clippers proportional to the *current* flowing through them.

     V = IR -- Ohm's Law.

     That power loss (P=I²R) will be seen as heat dissipation. The conductors there, whilst not ideal, seem big enough to handle the likely small amount of current. I doubt it's 10A flowing through that.

     The dangerous bit about this is the fact that there is no insulation to prevent someone from making contact with the active or neutral circuits.

     Human skin resistance at 230V (or even 110V) is not sufficient to keep current flow below safe levels, so the current flow may cause fibrillation of the heart.

     If it weren't for that, it wouldn't be any more dangerous than a proper travel adaptor. (Which would comply with AS/NZS:3000.)

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     Chumchum Tumtum (fcktheworld587@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2023 19:46:45 JST Chumchum Tumtum

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     • zombywoof

     @zombywoof @dgar plus running through that stainless steel will raise the voltage further

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     zombywoof (zombywoof@mastodon.org.uk)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2023 19:46:49 JST zombywoof

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     @dgar That's a 220-240v wall receptacle with 110-115v plug...not a good idea

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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2023 20:06:57 JST 翠星石

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     • Chumchum Tumtum
     @fcktheworld587 >someone getting close enough to cause an arc
     I don't know very much about the behavior of electricity, but I would reckon that at the voltage and amperage that's running at, it won't arc (considering the metal terminals are separated by 2mm of air and there isn't any visible arcing) and getting close wouldn't be a problem - but you would clearly receive a shock if you touch it and you're an easier path for the electricity to travel.
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     Chumchum Tumtum (fcktheworld587@social.linux.pizza)'s status on Thursday, 23-Nov-2023 20:06:59 JST Chumchum Tumtum

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     • 翠星石

     @Suiseiseki again, the PSU and the device were less-so my concern than the possibility of someone getting close enough to cause an arc, unintentionally, and to receive a potentially fibrillatory shock, resulting in their potential death

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     Walt Mankowski (waltman@hachyderm.io)'s status on Friday, 24-Nov-2023 02:49:03 JST Walt Mankowski

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     @dgar I finally understand why these types of outlets have on/off switches on them. Thanks!

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     Angus MacPherson (ngsmcphrsn@mastodon.social)'s status on Friday, 24-Nov-2023 02:49:06 JST Angus MacPherson

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     @dgar

     otherwise flawless install ruined by failure to ground

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