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They seemed less reliable than LEDs. When they were common here they would always have tens of dots stuck in the wrong position.
by Gigachad 6mo ago
They seemed less reliable than LEDs. When they were common here they would always have tens of dots stuck in the wrong position.
- Perz1val 6mo agoI'd imagine the vibrations didn't do them any good
- OuterVale 6mo agoInterestingly, I've never noticed any stuck discs. I'm pretty observant of them as well, because I think they're so cool.
- Gigachad 6mo agoThe ones here could have been nearing the end of their life to be fair. They have basically all been replaced with LED signs now.
- breakfastny 6mo agoThis is BREAKFAST (AKA Zolty) mentioned above. The old panels had diode issues. It wasn’t the mechanism failing — the simplicity of electromagnets means they last an insanely long time, significantly longer than an LED. The diodes were just cheap and undersized. If you have a stuck disc on an old board, 99% chance you just need to replace the diode. If it still flips but gets stuck on one side, a pin has gotten sticky and needs graphite applied.