2025-12-29 20:22 UTC
@dwm @cstross Ima ask, for those of us who don’t know, why is this infeasible? From a person who turns off her power strip that is connected to heat guns and big lights when not in the studio, I by nature wouldn’t trust anything that tried to split power that many ways, but what is the actual problem with something this big?
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@bob_zim@infosec.exchange 2025-12-29 22:00
@MissConstrue @dwm @cstross Take a look at the tiny power cord. Sure, it’s uselessly short, but I more mean how thin it is. There’s no way I would trust that to carry even three Amps, so the whole device could do maybe 300W. Split between 79 total sockets (66 120V, 13 USB ports), that’s not even 4W per socket before the power strip is likely to melt its upstream wiring.
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@encthenet@flyovercountry.social 2025-12-30 17:09
@MissConstrue The short is that there is a current limit before you pop a breaker (or start a fire). In the case of 66 outlets, you could only use it to charge phones (the 15-25W chargers), use it for much else and you'd pop breakers. (Standard American plug is limited to ~1800W.)