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If the point of the sensor is to keep the handle cool, and the wet towel cools the handle, does it really count as tricking it?
by NoahKAndrews 2y ago
If the point of the sensor is to keep the handle cool, and the wet towel cools the handle, does it really count as tricking it?
- epistasis 2y agoDepends on whether the important part to keep cool is the part of the handle that the towel dissipates heat from, or if that temperature reading is used as a proxy for the temperature of the entire cable.
- dylan604 2y agoYeah, but since it's charging faster, it'll be done before the inaccurate temp readings allow the actual cable to melt. Or, if it's not the charger in your home and you're using someone else's charger, who cares if it melts. That's someone else's problem as long you get your batts topped off. At least, that's my cynical internal dialog for the world's mentality today.
- CodeWriter23 2y agoDude, you misspelled "higher currents will convert the cable into an unintentional fuse".
- dspillett 2y ago> That's someone else's problem I assume the down votes are from people assuming you agree with, or take part in "because everyone else does so why shouldn't I", that mentality. Of not, then you might want to clarify. Otherwise, I'm glad that in all likelyhood we'll never meet in real life.
- DyingIsBad 2y agoThe towel doesn't really cool the cable, it just cools the temp sensor, which means now an important safety feature is indicating inaccurately. Best case, this could wear out the charger more quickly. Worst case, it wear out or damage your battery.