[scalablenotions]

As someone who tinkers with these things a lot, I'm happy for the voltage I'm playing with not to be increased. There's plenty of scope to improve the plug design without approaching anything near the fragility of this nVidia adapter. There's no pressing need to increase voltage.

[mmoskal]

I believe 48V would be used since 50V is the maximum voltage considered "safe" for humans. This is also why USB-C goes up to 48V.

[sidewndr46]

It works the other way too. Low voltage is not really "safe", we can just tolerate the risk most of the time. Soak your hands in some saltwater & then grab 12 volt rails, it'll hurt like hell.

[flatiron]

“Lick a 9V” is usually how I phrase it. Not the best feeling in the world.

[pathartl]

The fragility I think is the main concern here, like you said. I hate when I have three 12v, 8 pin connectors on my GPU. I would be ecstatic between that and a small connector that catches fire if it's not perfectly 100% seated and strain relieved.