Lamp bust?
19/12/24(Thu)22:38


My battery powered mechanical lamp is bust. One of the conductive plating is corroded. I was wondering if I can replace it with flimsy (bare) steel and a coil from a pen soldered on the wire?

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22/12/24(Sun)15:45
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I gave it a nice warm vinegar bath, and a sandpaper massage. Still need to rub some WD40 on it, and solder the wire.

20/12/24(Fri)09:39

The easiest thing to do is clean up the corrosion with some sandpaper or other abrasive and then rub a little oil on it to help stop it corroding again. If it happens again just repeat the process.

19/12/24(Thu)22:42
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The LED lamp inners

It feels like such a waste and yet a relative easy fix.

19/12/24(Thu)22:40
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The corroded piece. Is it fixable (maybe through some kind of anti-corrosion bath)? Or should I try and build it myself? Or just buy I completely new lamp?