Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Flippanarchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 months agoThere's ̶G̶O̶L̶D̶ SILVER in them there hills!hexbear.netimagemessage-square39linkfedilinkarrow-up1337arrow-down112file-text
arrow-up1325arrow-down1imageThere's ̶G̶O̶L̶D̶ SILVER in them there hills!hexbear.netViking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Flippanarchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 2 months agomessage-square39linkfedilinkfile-text
cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/8404254 ofc I don’t condone doing this since it’s illegal, but, maybe…
minus-squareSomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoIt’s electrical componentry, so conductivity and corrosion are a concern. Differential thermal expansion can also be an issue. The lugs are aluminium. The split bolts are copper or brass, tin plated for better corrosion resistance. None of this is going to be found in a security camera (unless they’ve earthed it with fat conductors for some reason). It’s high power gear.
It’s electrical componentry, so conductivity and corrosion are a concern. Differential thermal expansion can also be an issue.
The lugs are aluminium.
The split bolts are copper or brass, tin plated for better corrosion resistance.
None of this is going to be found in a security camera (unless they’ve earthed it with fat conductors for some reason). It’s high power gear.