They won't know, I'd bet.
It'd be just a 'black box' to them, full of magic smoke! You'd know about that; it's the stuff that Brit bike electrics work on - electrons are a myth! When the smoke gets out, things stop working...

See my post near the bottom of this page for info and references;
https://www.outdoorking-forum.com.au/forum/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/83322/