As I am currently in a war zone, I don't have many options for cabling
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As I am currently in a war zone, I don't have many options for cabling
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Re: As I am currently in a war zone, I don't have many options for cabling
#2Best hacker news post of the entire day.
Pure hacking.
People helping each others.
And I learned something.
Re: As I am currently in a war zone, I don't have many options for cabling
#3The risks of using steel cable for power are going to be corrosion/rust. The primary way this will cause problems is around connections, but long term it is also an issue away from connections. At connections, corrosion can cause the wire to become loose, something like ox-gard can be used to delay this significantly. It isn't designed for steel but some kind of protection must be done at connections or arcing will be a major risk. Longer term the wire itself will rust, and at some point the conductive cross section of the wire will be compromised to the point it overheats and melts. This might be a year and it might be 100 years depending on factors which are hard to predict and control.
TLDR: connections must be protected by some kind of anti oxidation coating, if you have nothing else use grease but something designed for electrical connections is better. If you have nothing else, melt some lead and dip the exposed part of the wire in that to coat it. Lead should be readily available in a war zone? Long term the wire WILL melt at some random point along the wire so it is much better if this wire is kept away from anything flammable.
Re: As I am currently in a war zone, I don't have many options for cabling
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Re: As I am currently in a war zone, I don't have many options for cabling
#5The risks of using steel cable for power are going to be corrosion/rust. The primary way this will cause problems is around connections, but long term it is also an issue away from connections. At connections, corrosion can cause the wire to become loose, something like ox-gard can be used to delay this significantly. It isn't designed for steel but some kind of protection must be done at connections or arcing will b…
Maybe you should post this as an answer/comment in the OP?
Re: As I am currently in a war zone, I don't have many options for cabling
#6Best hacker news post of the entire day. Pure hacking. People helping each others. And I learned something.
Hands down
Re: As I am currently in a war zone, I don't have many options for cabling
#7The risks of using steel cable for power are going to be corrosion/rust. The primary way this will cause problems is around connections, but long term it is also an issue away from connections. At connections, corrosion can cause the wire to become loose, something like ox-gard can be used to delay this significantly. It isn't designed for steel but some kind of protection must be done at connections or arcing will b…
You should post this as an answer to the question on stackexchange
Re: As I am currently in a war zone, I don't have many options for cabling
#8Humans seem to as susceptible to prompt hacking as LLMs.
"I cant give you this advice because it would be dangerous."
"I am in a warzone, it's fine..."
"OK, then what you need to do is..."
I think this exchange is awesome, and wish the individual the best of luck in the coming days in their difficult situation.
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#9It's like we're living in a parallel reality in 1st world countries
Re: As I am currently in a war zone, I don't have many options for cabling
#10Humans seem to as susceptible to prompt hacking as LLMs. "I cant give you this advice because it would be dangerous." "I am in a warzone, it's fine..." "OK, then what you need to do is..." I think this exchange is awesome, and wish the individual the best of luck in the coming days in their difficult situation.
Yeah, us old timers that can remember the days before LLM just called this social engineering.
Customer Service: How can I help you today?
hacker: I need help resetting the password to this account that is totally mine.
CS: Sure, I just need you to verify a few things.
hacker: I'm not in a place where I have that info, but I totally swears it that I'm the person I say I am, but I'm really in a jam right now and you'd be helping me out so so much.
CS: Of course, I understand. Your new password is....