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Quoting: ElectricPrismGuys, I was wondering, would it be okay to put my Steam Machine in the Bath with me? I also have the strong urge to lick the puck.

Quoting: Liam Squires-Hand

Quoting: Bumadar

But, who actually reads this kind of small-print? My bet is only a very tiny minority of people, especially for something usually as simple as a game controller. Ideally, Valve should look to add a much more prominent warning (like in the Steam client) - just to be a bit more on the safe side.

Oh please, take responsibility, its magnetic, it has electricity......

I think you vastly overestimate how many people understand that at all.

Quoting: pb

Quoting: tfkI had something like this happen to my PS4 dualshock controller when I put it in the microwave to dry after cleaning.

that sounds like something straight from the chatgpt advice trove

Quoting: Mountain ManValve makes a strong point by comparing their "mystery boxes" to a sealed pack of collectible cards which people have been buying for decades, and yet nobody has ever raised a stink about it.

Quoting: CaldathrasLong, long ago my girlfriend's dwarf bunny chewed partially through the monitor cable while I was using the computer. The screen went from full colour to shades of green. The rabbit survived. She changed his name to Merlin.

Merlin liked to play with my brother's Siamese cat. He would sneak up behind the cat and bite its tail then run away, expecting to be chased.

Address potential charge issue when controller is removed from charging puck.

Quoting: TarosWe will never see Elex 3 😭

Quoting: tfkI had something like this happen to my PS4 dualshock controller when I put it in the microwave to dry after cleaning.

Quoting: tfkI had something like this happen to my PS4 dualshock controller when I put it in the microwave to dry after cleaning.

Quoting: Philadelphus

However, to be clear here, part of the issue is that this particular strap was attached to a watch that was actually on charge. So there was some cross-over happening here.

The strap has to be electrically isolated from the internals of the watch, so whether the watch was charging or not shouldn't have a bearing on causing a short with the puck. (Though that likely would've exacerbated a potential fire, for sure.)

We can debate the hardware design, but what's done is done at this point. I wonder if Valve can update the puck's firmware to detect shorts and cut the current.

Quoting: tfkI had something like this happen to my PS4 dualshock controller when I put it in the microwave to dry after cleaning.

Quoting: apotatoIt still seems like a bit of an oversight from valve but maybe not as huge as it might look like. There's a bit more nuance to this story here.
https://www.reddit.com/r/SteamController/comments/1tkelu6/psa_puck_is_not_an_immediate_fire_hazard_but/

Quoting: benstor214Why go after one single company? Something smells fishy…

Quoting: tfkI had something like this happen to my PS4 dualshock controller when I put it in the microwave to dry after cleaning.

Quoting: SlayerTheChikkenBanning something completely is kind of ridiculous imo because it starts to step on freedom of choice; people have the choice, just like people have the choice to eat 10 big macs in a row, but you can't ban everything just because some people have no self control.

However, to be clear here, part of the issue is that this particular strap was attached to a watch that was actually on charge. So there was some cross-over happening here.

Quoting: vic-baykeep your room tidy, pay attention to your electric equipment and nothing bad will ever happen, unless a cat or a mouse chews on wires.