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Old 03-13-2019, 06:46 PM   #219 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by samwichse View Post
The chrome sides of the charger are actually heavy steel poles for this reason. You can see it better in this image (look at the bottom of the charger especially).

Ah, I was wondering if those were reinforcing poles, which is where I was going with my 1cm thick steel comment. I wonder if they are filled with concrete, or hollow steel tubes?

Looks like it'd hold up then, with some cosmetic damage accruing.
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