Name: ludicrous Date: 10/17/2005 10:27:28 AM (GMT-7) IP Address: 209.181.79.140 In Reply to: craziest PC component yet? posted by Joey-T Message:
I still think the USB coffee warmer takes the cake for inspiring sheer volumes of "Why?" The USB interface isn't meant to provide that kind of current (and won't -- the specification requires complex short-circuit and overload protection. In at least one Dell I saw, that meant instant shutdown ) |
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