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

[–] 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