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by alright2565 1150 days ago
This is a really bad idea. There's a direct conductive path between the power supply and the person. Knowing users, the PSU will be a $2 Shenzhen special wall wart rather than a battery pack.

At least the other dev kits they compare themselves to have a prominent warning they should only be operated off battery.
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Arrath 1150 days ago
Sounds like Big OSHA trying to keep enterprising hackers from giving themselves electrical super powers.
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pedalpete 1150 days ago
Totally agree. When building our EEG system, we have to design it so the user can't have it on their head and plugged in at the same time (for charging).

However, it is fairly easy for them to update documentation to clearly say "battery only".

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