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lcamtuf :verified: :verified: :verified:

@otte_homan @ifixcoinops @bluestarultor Hmm yes, looks like there's a gang of DALL-E forgers trying to sully the good name of a $38 soldering station from AliExpress

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Dan Fixes Coin-Ops

@lcamtuf @otte_homan @bluestarultor I mean if summat fails short rather than open then you're gonna have a day y'know

These things don't have variable output, they go RIGHT HOT AS WE CAN LADS until the computer tells it stop hotting

Will

@ifixcoinops @lcamtuf @otte_homan @bluestarultor The surprising thing to me is that the internal current carriers can handle enough power to heat a soldering iron tip orange-hot without instantly dissociating into smoke. Usually these things are made out of gossamer and fairy wings (cheap, factory-farmed fairies, obviously) and have a safety margin of -10% or so.

Dan Fixes Coin-Ops

@whbboyd @lcamtuf @otte_homan @bluestarultor Well they can't, that's why they melted into a lump capable of passing a lot of current but no longer capable of saying That's Enough Current Thanks

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