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Prusa MK4 Camera Lighting: FAIL

Well, this didn’t take long:

Prusa MK4 - Extruder sidelight - COB LED failure
Prusa MK4 – Extruder sidelight – COB LED failure

The upper five-LED string in the middle module failed open-circuit, which left the remaining two strings handling too much current. The five LEDs across the middle look like they’re running at War Emergency Power and the lower five are limping along:

COB LED failure - detail
COB LED failure – detail

The dark spots in the middle are overexposed pixels.

I soldered in a replacement from the same bag and it’s all good again, but I expect that won’t last very long.

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