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Would you return something because the power indicator LED is too bright? (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by daggermoon@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I got a HDD dock from startech.com. It works great and does everything I need. The problem is it has the brightest goddamn blue LED I have ever seen. It is so unnecessarily bright. My eyes hurt looking in the same direction as it. What the fuck should I do? Return it? De solder the stupid ass LED? It works great aside from this one issue.

Edit: I opened the thing and drew with sharpie on the LED. It's bearable to look at now.

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[-] onion_trial@europe.pub 2 points 1 day ago

The xbox Button on my Elite Controller is too damn bright when i play in darkness. Ive put black electric tape over it and i‘m happy.

[-] Lemmy_2019@lemmy.one 2 points 1 day ago

I think I remember finding an option to dim that.

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[-] davidgro@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I've had good success with small pieces of electrical tape cut so that a very small part of the LED is still exposed.

[-] Goretantath@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

Nope, i sleep with a 1000 watt equivalent led bulb on all the time.

[-] daggermoon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Do you have noctophobia?

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

If you have all the lights on, that one little light won't bother you as much because your pupils aren't dilated.

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[-] Achyu@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Translucent cellotape over the led? Or small translucent plastic piece taped over it?

Not sure if it would affect air circulation tho

[-] Zak@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Yes. Return rate influences future product design.

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this post was submitted on 28 Apr 2025

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