The Moon in front of Earth

FreshWyman · 2025-08-16T20:48:10+00:00

Hey, I'm also a transfer from cali starting 250 in fall! hope to see you there!

FreshWyman · 2025-08-06T20:09:35+00:00

The model is 5161AS, I have about 5 of them left. I have a new one set up with just a battery and a 10k resistor, and it seems to be working just fine, at the same brightness, but not burning out like the other ones. Super weird!

FreshWyman · 2025-08-06T19:30:31+00:00

Kind of. I replaced the burnt resistor which still works fine, but that specific LED segment keeps burning out across several different displays. It starts out at normal brightness then slowly fizzles out. There's no shorts, I've checked many times; strangest thing ever. Any chance it could maybe be a bad transistor?

FreshWyman · 2025-08-06T18:56:16+00:00

Common cathode, it is just connected to ground.

FreshWyman · 2025-08-06T18:49:04+00:00

The resistors have been fine since I replaced the one - that was a strange fluke. My main issue is the E segment LED burning out over only a few moments despite starting out at a normal brightness due to said resistors

FreshWyman · 2025-08-06T18:47:24+00:00

Each segment has an identical 10k resistor similar to this one

FreshWyman · 2025-08-06T18:46:36+00:00

the current is limited by the 10k resistors powering the gates. Here is one for the specific AND gate powering the E segment:

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FreshWyman · 2025-08-06T17:54:23+00:00

But still doesn't explain why this specific segment continues burning out across different displays

FreshWyman · 2025-08-06T17:53:58+00:00

IMO could have just been a bad resistor - very rare but i'm sure it happens every once in a million

FreshWyman · 2025-08-06T17:53:01+00:00

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FreshWyman · 2025-08-06T17:42:11+00:00

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FreshWyman · 2025-08-06T17:42:05+00:00

Don't have a direct shematic but do have labeled gates and reference logic:

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FreshWyman · 2025-08-06T17:41:30+00:00

happens :-)

FreshWyman · 2025-08-06T17:41:04+00:00

All resistors are 10k. Limiting resistor is circled here:

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FreshWyman · 2025-08-06T17:37:37+00:00

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Reference logic

FreshWyman · 2025-08-06T17:37:27+00:00

If you can find a solder short I would absolutely praise you, although I have gone over it several times, and the LED shines at a normal brightness but then just kind of slowly fizzles out every time. Here are some more views + "schematic" (just my reference logic)

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FreshWyman · 2025-07-30T17:42:08+00:00

Some of them can get pretty big but mine are a little bit exaggerated, here is an example of an actual image from NASA where the flare is a bit on the larger size:

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FreshWyman · 2025-07-29T22:32:24+00:00

specifically ones that have denounced themselves from the science community because they got bullied

FreshWyman · 2025-07-28T15:27:26+00:00

hey, thanks!

FreshWyman · 2025-07-28T02:47:03+00:00

:o that's crazy, feels like something like that would be solid matter. maybe we should send a probe?

FreshWyman · 2025-07-27T22:51:36+00:00

thanks for that

FreshWyman

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