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Questions that should be askedQuestions that should be askedPosted Feb 26, 2013 17:40 UTC (Tue) by mathstuf (subscriber, #69389)In reply to: Questions that should be asked by bronson Parent article: ABS: Android in space
> And, as all the fully functional smartphones, TVs, base stations, laptops, etc etc etc all around you will indicate, tin whiskers are simply not a big deal.
Reading the Wikipedia page[1], tin whiskers which short out in a vacuum causes the tin to turn to plasma which can carry quite a few amps (100s) and can short out a lot of electronics.
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