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Also, pretty unlikely, but what if the LED dies? :)
by XCSme 6y ago
Also, pretty unlikely, but what if the LED dies? :)
- outworlder 6y agoVery very unlikely. Low power leds rarely malfunction. Add more than one if this is a concern, and it can still be compact. This is already done today in "RGB" leds.
- shhsshs 6y agoI’m not an electrical engineer so forgive me if this is a dumb question. Is it possible to wire it in such a way where the power actually travels through the LED, so if the LED ever stopped functioning or lost connection the webcam would literally receive no power?
- etaioinshrdlu 6y agoYes it's possible, as LEDs are indeed diodes, but done naively it would be a very bright LED, and it would tend to flicker as the current draw from the camera varies. It would be a hassle in general. The LED could still always fail short, and then you're back to having a broken indicator again.