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Redditor finds heavy block of iron shavings inside cheap PSU, also appears to lack safety protections (www.tomshardware.com)

submitted 2 years ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] HKayn@dormi.zone 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I think they were asking about legitimate benefits of adding weights to consumer electronics.

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[–] Chronographs@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 years ago

I could see it making sense in a hard drive to dampen vibrations but that’s a stretch

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[+] voracitude@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 child)

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[–] TheTetrapod@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

That's definitely what they meant, I don't know why you're so certain otherwise. Just because a question doesn't have an answer doesn't mean it wasn't asked.

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