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[–] 20 points 7 hours ago* (last edited 6 hours ago) (4 children)

TVs made to soviet design famously caught fire, this was before this all printed circuit board deal was perfected. they just used cardboard-like material for that, it was flammable, absorbed water over time, and there were too closely spaced traces with high voltage on them

People just don't remember shit that broke down quickly

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  • [–] 1 point 5 hours ago (2 children)

    fr4? that's still the cheapest pcb material around. great for prototyping.

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