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Post #3327756

2026-06-08 06:09 UTC

why does a glorified heater connected to a battery need any silicon attached to it?

Replies (3)

  • @Kolanaki@pawb.social 2026-06-08 06:13

    To control the amount of heat and not immediately burst into flames, for one.

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  • @Valmond@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2026-06-08 06:34

    It’s probably cheaper and simpler to modify (say you suddenly want it to turn on when you click 3 times) to use a 0.1€ chip than to figure out how to do it and build it with discrete components. 20 years ago I was all “computer (chips) can do everything! We can use them everywhere! Replaceable, reprogrammable, fantastic!” And no one cared. Now they are everywhere and it’s just a fucking mess 😔 Maybe 20 years from now the EU will have forced standards onto everything and you can (again) fix your dishwasher (and start it from work!!1!).

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  • @Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2026-06-10 05:45

    probably more expensive to make different mechanical components when a simple chip does it all for cheaper. how ev are cheaper than ice cars,

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