William Park via Talk said on Sun, 27 Jul 2025 13:23:43 -0400
I've been smelling "burnt plastics" for long long time. Main suspect was LED bulbs that weren't rated for "enclosed fixture", even though most fixtures are open. I think it's just the quality of plastics. Anyways, I replaced them with ones specifically rated for "enclosed fixture" (Home Depot's Ecosmart brand). Smell is gone a lot. But, there is still faint smell.
I've found out that PC speakers is drawing around 200mA even if the volume dial is set to OFF. It's warm'ish, but can't smell directly though. So, I'm thinking to replace it.
Why do speakers need an LED at all? It's not like you need to see a tuning dial. Why not just snip and tape the LED leads? Modern speaker systems are either expensive or have all sorts of useless technology like those silly infrared sound inputs. You have headphone jacks, you have a sound system that works with headphone jacks, why not just snip and tape and enjoy what you have? SteveT Steve Litt http://444domains.com