carguy123
carguy123 UltimaDork
2/23/23 11:42 p.m.

Please tell me I'm not the only one that didn't know this.

The good things I've thrown away because some cheap plastic thingy broke

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TzZW52S36xE

mtn
mtn MegaDork
2/24/23 3:20 a.m.

Why not just do a blob of solder?

GameboyRMH
GameboyRMH MegaDork
2/24/23 8:55 a.m.

Yeah a solder blob would work even better. I'll try that with some dead ones I have lying around, from my understanding most LED bulbs fail due to power supply failure though.

Toyman!
Toyman! MegaDork
2/24/23 9:45 a.m.

A 9 watt LED bulb is $.95 if you shop them or $1.40 on Amazon with same-day delivery.

I'm not going to spend more than 30 seconds trying to fix it. My free time is more valuable to me than that. 

 

carguy123
carguy123 UltimaDork
2/24/23 11:34 p.m.

In reply to Toyman! :

There are many more uses for this than the LED bulb

 

ClearWaterMS
ClearWaterMS Reader
2/25/23 8:08 a.m.
Toyman! said:

A 9 watt LED bulb is $.95 if you shop them or $1.40 on Amazon with same-day delivery.

I'm not going to spend more than 30 seconds trying to fix it. My free time is more valuable to me than that. 

 

well said... that being said I did spend 3 minutes watching the video and didn't have that thought until you said it.  

GeddesB
GeddesB Reader
2/25/23 3:36 p.m.

The graphite probably affords a little resistance that a blob of solder wouldn't.  Probably little difference in the end.  

 

lnlogauge
lnlogauge HalfDork
2/26/23 12:19 p.m.

Me. I still need a 3d printer. 

I've never seen a bulb taken apart. makes more sense why failure is so often when you have that many LEDs. Does it have to run in series? I get its cheaper to connect them in series, but it would be nice if I lost 1/16th of the lighting and not have to change the bulb every 6 months. 

DrBoost
DrBoost MegaDork
2/26/23 11:41 p.m.

How does this negate the need for a 3D printer?  I can't figure that out. Repairing, no, simply jumping an open circuit doesn't relate to designing and creating something that was only an idea a few hours ago. 

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