Hot climate? Looks like it was baked in the sun for a year or so.
7 0 ReplyPortugal. Not that hot in my town.
And the bulb was inside the house the entire time. I was using it for my desk.
6 0 ReplyBaked in it's own heat?
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Looks like the coating above the traces didn't quite stand up to the heat over the years.
But it looks nice, maybe we can make PCB art with that.
7 0 ReplyThat might be it. I was thinking it could the a spike in voltage that shorted the traces. But nothing else got damaged in the house, so it is less likely.
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The only thing that failed is the LED at 12 o’clock.
4 0 ReplyHow do you know when it fried?
6 0 Reply(ง •̀_•́)ง
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That’s a pretty significant failure, Jesus.
2 0 ReplyYea, looks like over-volting damage. Maybe the voltage regulator failed. Just my guess
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Triggers a weird kinda trypophobic response for me. Yech
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