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> The temperature peaked at 143 Celsius Most electronic devices say operate between x and y degrees and if in full sunlight the temp may have exceeded y, which
by stef25 8y ago
> The temperature peaked at 143 Celsius
Most electronic devices say operate between x and y degrees and if in full sunlight the temp may have exceeded y, which in a device that generates heat itself led to runaway overheating?
Either way plastic could melt at that temp and you'd definitely burn your hands touching it. Pretty crazy.
- petecooper 8y agoThe housing of the switch is metal with rubberised feet and bumpers. Thankfully I wasn't handling it when it was offline (and hottest), but the rubber was completely destroyed after the fact I assume the soldered innards failed, though I never did open it up to check properly.