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   kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 23:11:26 JST kaia
   electrofrens, this 4 EUR MP3 player has annoying blinking LEDs while it's running. can I mechanically destroy them? I can't desolder them nor do I know how to firmware.
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     The MILF Messiah (lunarised@whinge.town)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 23:12:51 JST The MILF Messiah

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     @kaia black electrical tape?
     
     It's not gonna produce enough heat so that's the easiest solution
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     iced depresso (icedquinn@blob.cat)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 23:13:42 JST iced depresso

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     @kaia an LED is a diode, so destroying it would break the circuit
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     Blurry Moon (sun@shitposter.world)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 23:13:54 JST Blurry Moon

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     @kaia melt a little plastic over top of them from like a wire or something
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     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 23:14:09 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

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     @kaia Maybe just put some thicc paper or opaque tape on top of the leds?
     (aluminium foil is also great to 100% block light but well… would need to be careful to not cause shorts)
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     Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell: (lanodan@queer.hacktivis.me)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 23:18:44 JST Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:

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     @icedquinn @kaia Pretty rare for LEDs to be used in serial in a circuit with other important things though, specially as you often need to drive them at lower voltages.
     And if it blinks definitely is just an indicator.
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     iced depresso (icedquinn@blob.cat)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 23:19:29 JST iced depresso

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     • Haelwenn /элвэн/ :triskell:
     @lanodan @kaia one of the keebs i have has all of the LEDs in series :blobcatgooglynotlikethis:
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     翠星石 (suiseiseki@freesoftwareextremist.com)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 23:30:39 JST 翠星石

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     @kaia Black electrical tape is the best idea, but you just desolder them pretty much.
     
     There's a small chance that'll break the circuit and in that case, you'll have to microsolder on tiny resistors to make it work again (very difficult).
     
     Firmware is a socketed ROM chip - that'll be software modification.
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     we have pesekcuy at home🗿🐎 (pesekcuy@pesekcuy.my.id)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 23:35:44 JST we have pesekcuy at home🗿🐎

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     @kaia masking tape to the rescue
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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 23:37:46 JST kaia

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     @Suiseiseki I did the masking tape variant, thanks! :BagThumb:
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     kaia (kaia@brotka.st)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 23:37:54 JST kaia

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     @pesekcuy I did the masking tape variant, thanks! :BagThumb:
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     ?insignificant thoughts? (insignificantthoughts@uwu.social)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 23:37:59 JST ?insignificant thoughts?

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     @kaia I think it should still work. I also desoldered the LED of a USB flash drive once because it was annoying. whether you cut it off or desolder shouldn't matter, as long as you are careful not to damage any nearby traces.

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     František Fuka (Fuxoft) (fuxoft@kompost.cz)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 23:40:45 JST František Fuka (Fuxoft)

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     @kaia What about black paint or black adhesive tape?

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     aZa (aza1905@mastodon.social)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 23:40:54 JST aZa

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     @kaia it would be physically best to desolder them, but if you cant do that, rip them *carefully* off the board. Should be fine.

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     mr64bit (mr64bit@p.mr64.net)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 23:41:01 JST mr64bit

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     @kaia Or just ink the lens with black sharpie (may take a few coats)
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     mr64bit (mr64bit@p.mr64.net)'s status on Wednesday, 02-Oct-2024 23:41:02 JST mr64bit

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     @kaia Cover with electrical tape?
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     RedTechEngineer (redtechengineer@fedi.lowpassfilter.link)'s status on Thursday, 03-Oct-2024 00:33:54 JST RedTechEngineer

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     @kaia do you have schematics so we can check?
     You probably can, but won't know pho shizzle
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     Nicholas Conrad (nicholas@aklp.club)'s status on Thursday, 03-Oct-2024 00:34:01 JST Nicholas Conrad

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     • 翠星石

     I always use one of my wife's nail polishes. Still luminous enough to see in a dark room, but not blinding.

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     mangeurdenuage :gnu: :trisquel: :gondola_head: 🌿 :abeshinzo: :ignucius: (mangeurdenuage@shitposter.world)'s status on Thursday, 03-Oct-2024 01:41:18 JST mangeurdenuage :gnu: :trisquel: :gondola_head: 🌿 :abeshinzo: :ignucius:

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     @kaia It depends on the design but normally you can just use a flat screw driver an beak the lead from it's mounting surface.
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