Post #2804636
2026-01-24 03:18 UTC
@alwayscurious@infosec.exchange @atax1a@infosec.exchange if you plug them in backwards or at the wrong time (car not off, that sort of thing) there will be some significant sparking. electrocution is a real possibility.
of course, applying some critical thinking can help avoid that, but the function of these assistants is to replace the thinking
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@ireneista@adhd.irenes.space 2026-01-24 03:19
@alwayscurious@infosec.exchange @atax1a@infosec.exchange in principle someone who didn't know the basics of electrical safety and was following bad advice could even wind up wiring it into the frame
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@alwayscurious@infosec.exchange 2026-01-24 03:28
@ireneista@adhd.irenes.space @atax1a@infosec.exchange I thought car batteries operated at voltages too low to be a shock hazard. Analog circuits at least used to operate at ±15V and engineers would poke around in them all the time. Obviously the current was much lower, but 1A and 100A are equivalent from a shock perspective unless there is a huge inductive kick that generates much higher voltages.