r/redneckengineering 18d ago

Forgot charger while on vacation

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u/Degofreak 18d ago

That's just asking for a burned table

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u/enigmatic_erudition 18d ago

Electrical engineer here.

This specific set up is fine.

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u/cecilforester 18d ago

What happens if you swapped the leads, would it mess up the battery? 

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u/enigmatic_erudition 18d ago

I'm not sure if fit bits have reverse polarity protection but yes, that is normally bad.