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[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

By dissipated by the wire instead of the load what do you mean?

[–] sawne128@hexbear.net 18 points 9 months ago (1 children)

The wire heats up.

Wires have a small resistance which causes a voltage drop over the wire if the current is big enough (U=RI), and therefore it draws power (P=UI) which warms it up. Thinner wires have more resistance.

[–] Flocklesscrow@lemm.ee 9 points 9 months ago

The rebel alliance was famously all thin wires