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Darren Allan

Redditor warns they 'almost started a fire' when metallic watch strap made contact with Steam Controller's charging puck

Steam controller.
  • 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.

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