Nice idea Ash, but I'd have to say that's equally dangerous. Just imagine slipping over while marshalling with those in your pocket. It wouldn't take to many falls to end up with something stuck in your leg.
Connectors or No Connectors, were talking very very small differences. Everyone's right, once it starts to smoke it's knackered. But one difference, if you see the smoke and manage to unplug before it gets to the point of flames, then the manufacturer is probably more likely to honour the warranty claim.
If you send back a molten chuck of chard plastic, they're likely to think "user error" first rather than product fault. It's not like they can identify the fault if there was one.
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