• hereiamagain@sh.itjust.works
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    10 hours ago

    My headlight connector got a little melty, just enough to get loose and stop working, just wore out I suppose.

    I bought one on Amazon, along with new bulbs, installed it, and within an hour the new connector had catastrophically melted and shorted out enough to blow the fuse.

    I should’ve known, the wire felt cheap, copper clad aluminum. But I thought it would be fine, it’s just a headlight 🤷‍♂️

    Now I’ve got a replacement from the local auto parts. So far so good.

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        7 hours ago

        They got away with it. I bought the part months ago after bodging a fix on the stock connector. By time the bodge failed, the return window closed. It was $5 so unfortunately not worth my time fighting it.

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      10 hours ago

      Oh god yeah, so many LED grow lamps and LED drivers that melted or burned out well below their rated amperage. Leaves one to wonder if an entire house is worth saving $10.