You'll like this one
🕑 Added 2023-10-09 03:22:53 +0000 UTCA 5A current limited test on the crappy copper coated steel cable that came with one of the death-dalek camping lights.
Although current regulated to 5A it ended up less at the end due to the resistance of the cable causing the voltage across it to reach the maximum (16V) on that range of the power supply.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwwiCftM4Qg
Comments
Frank
This short should be turned into a short. A Youtube short video, trim it back to the moment where the actual fun starts and post it out there to warn people about those iron conductors.
Big Clive
The steel core cables can be detected with a magnet, the aluminium ones need to be cut to test them unless you have a sensitive resistance meter suited to very low resistances.
Clive, how could you possibly know or test for this, so you know you haven’t got an f’ed cable - similar concern with those aluminium core cables 😳
iamdarkyoshi
No need for an inrush resistor on the "power supply" in the camping light then, the cable does that job just fine
Big Clive
I bet they had an OBD Nitro diesel engine performance booster plug. It just shows you how effective they are.
alanmon
Clive, were you anywhere near Luton Airport on 10/Oct/2023???