• Another Catgirl@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    8 months ago

    It would need to be a fuse on each branch of the heating element. And even so, sometimes a defect in one line of the heating element causes it to catch on fire anyway due to the concentration of current.

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      8 months ago

      I mean, this depends on the layout of the heating device. It could also just be a metal plate with a single heating element underneath, using metal to distribute the heat.

      • davel [he/him]@lemmy.ml
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        8 months ago

        Oh that’s a good idea: cut a thin metal sheet and sandwich it between the heater and the bedding.