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After about eight years and a similar failure last year, this came as no surprise: It’s a W5W “parking light” in the same fixture as the melty halogen high-beam bulbs (used as daytime running lights at half power), so it gets toasted on those occasions when we drive somewhere. The adhesive holding the LED strip…
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A hole punched in its bottom for the data lead
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Grabbing the connector with a pair of pliers and twisting / bending / abusing
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A slow-motion sculpture
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The red power LED remains on long after the SK6812 LEDs dim out
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The heatsink extrusion cried out for smooth endcaps
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A label makes the hole look almost professional
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Drawing power from the (mostly) defunct lithium battery
The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning 