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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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Poking around with a meter identifies the windings
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Overall, it looks like a definite win.
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I found a suitable (i.e., good, but rust-prone) spring
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Anything that can thrive in 120 °F water gets my grudging respect.
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I now have a bunch of spares.
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This part is the kind and size of machining perfectly suited to a Sherline CNC mill…
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They’re ugly and I don’t want to explain that extra hole…
The Smell of Molten Projects in the Morning 