The blue LED was supposed to be impossible—until a young engineer proposed a moonshot idea.

  • @PM_Your_Nudes_Please
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    11 months ago

    It’s such a big problem that there’s literally LED dimming tape on the market. It’s semi-transparent tape that you stick over the blue LEDs, to knock them down to a more reasonable brightness. It’s akin to putting sunglasses on your appliances.

    • @arin
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      711 months ago

      I just layer on masking tape until it’s dim enough, usually 2 layers