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[–] Anticorp 11 points 10 months ago (3 children)

If it's plastic, then it's fine.

[–] Sir_Simon_Spamalot 6 points 10 months ago

A bit of copper would spice things up

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

better if it’s rubber

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It can melt plastic does that count?

[–] Anticorp 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Plastic isn't a conductor, so the current wouldn't travel between the posts across the handle.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Metal is a conductor and would get very hot in a dead short melting plastic.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Yes but it wouldn't short because the current from one terminal would not travel across the plastic handle to the other

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

I was making a joke using the metal handle and melting plastic, instead of using the plastic as the handle.