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[–] [email protected] 34 points 9 months ago (2 children)

New electronics will have a smell mostly from adhesives outgassing. Those fumes.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This is the only board I ever smelled that was pleasant. Usually a circuit board smells faintly of burnt plastic and pee, even new.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Well, I guess we found who the warning was directed at lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

It seemed like a disclaimer more than a warning.

[–] scarilog 2 points 9 months ago

New electronics usually smells really good. I cannot be the only one.

[–] Cruxifux 1 points 9 months ago

Yeah I figured it had to be glue or plastic based fumes from heat.