From: Don Armstrong Date: Sat, 8 Jul 2017 03:04:28 +0000 (-0700) Subject: add fixing reading light post X-Git-Url: https://git.donarmstrong.com/?p=don.git;a=commitdiff_plain;h=09292c1d4173f46999266be1c41b08761f30f729;ds=sidebyside add fixing reading light post --- diff --git a/posts/fixing_reading_light.mdwn b/posts/fixing_reading_light.mdwn new file mode 100644 index 0000000..dbac5d9 --- /dev/null +++ b/posts/fixing_reading_light.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,27 @@ +[[!meta title="Fixing a reading light"]] + +One of our cats (Haru) chews small wires, and recently chewed through +the USB Type A to barrel connector cord for my LED reading light. No +biggie, I thought, I'll just buy a replacement for it, and move on. +But wait, an entirely new reading light is just as cheap! I'll buy +that so I'll have two, and I won't have to worry about buying the +wrong connector. + +When the new reading light arrived, I found out it now used a micro +USB connector instead of the barrel, and more importantly, wouldn't +run off of the battery. Some disassembly, and the reason became pretty +obvious. The battery was slightly bulgy, had almost no resistance, and +had zero voltage. All signs of a battery which shorted out at some +point very early in its lifetime. + +[[!agimg 2017/07_July/2017_07_07/IMG_20170707_204638.jpg]] + +Luckily, I had a working battery from the older light... so why not +swap? Some dodgy soldering work later, and voila! One working light +with more universal connectors and some extra parts. My rudimentary +soldering and electronic troubleshooting skills keep coming in handy. + +[[!agimg 2017/07_July/2017_07_07/IMG_20170707_204638.jpg]] + + +[[!tag tech debian keyboards]]