Redditor warns they 'almost started a fire' when metallic watch strap made contact with Steam…
- A Redditor said they "almost started a fire" with the Steam Controller's charging puck
- This happened when their metallic smartwatch strap made contact with the puck's exposed pins
- It caused a short circuit and "started sizzling" — although Valve does warn about this in the manual
A Redditor warns that they "almost started a fire" with the charger for the Steam Controller when it made contact with their metallic smartwatch strap.
This happened when charging the smartwatch close to the puck, with the watch strap accidentally touching the Steam Controller's charging puck at the "exact wrong angle".
The Redditor explains: "So my smartwatch's metallic strap accidentally touched the Puck's exposed contacts and started sizzling due to a short circuit."
They also added that they consider this to be their own fault, and as several of the other Redditors posting on the thread point out, Valve does warn about this...
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