2026-04-21 18:25 UTC
Aluminum is mainly used for larger supply lines. I also the testing on wire is dog shit. I should know, because I test it. I've been told regularly when it fails to just adjust the numbers until it passes. The buyers don't even look at the tests anyway.
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@deprecated_ii@poa.st 2026-04-21 19:07
@NotImportant@poa.st @nugger@poa.st what kind of testing? like making sure it doesn't overheat at a given current or something
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@WoodshopHandman@poa.st 2026-04-21 18:37
>I've been told regularly when it fails to just adjust the numbers until it passes. IT'S INCREDIBLE HOW OFTEN YOU HEAR THIS SORT OF THING IN REGARDS TO EVERY SAFETY STANDARD IMAGINABLE LOGISTICS, CONSTRUCTION, ETC. AND OBVIOUSLY THERE ARE SOME REGARDS WHERE THE SAFETY STANDARDS ARE EGREGIOUS BUT THOSE EXCESSIVE STANDARDS HAVE NOW MADE IT SO ALL SAFETY STANDARDS WIND UP BEING DISREGARDED AND FUDGED BECAUSE EVERYONE ASSUMES THE STANDARDS ARE EXCESSIVE EVEN THE ACTUALLY REASONABLE ONES