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So this would be easily rectified by using a case for the pi?

• Sanddancer 12y ago
  A case would fix it, but a cheaper fix would be to just put a dab of nail polish or other lacquer on chip U16, which seems to be the culprit.
  • AlyssaRowan 12y ago
    Handy tip! Which - just tested - seems to work for me, at least with a couple of coats of black nail polish, and double-checked with a high-end Canon flash and a random green laser pointer. (Of course your mileage, and nail polish, may vary.) I should change the hostname to nemi. ;) There's another 'shiny' chip on the board too, next to the HDMI port, U8 I think, but it doesn't seem to give a damn what you do to that. Compared to having to resolder all the Ethernet ports by hand, or USB power issues, this is a pretty minor errata! I presume the factory will pop a blob of epoxy on it for future runs, if they can't get this chip with a package on it.
    • DonHopkins 12y ago
      Don't you get on the NSA's subversive person list for buying black nail polish?
      • AlyssaRowan 12y ago
        If it were that easy, all the cool kids would be doing it. <g>