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From: Wu Ming <wu.ming2@icloud.com >
Newsgroups: sci.electronics.repair
Subject: Re: Digital clock with seven segments display flickering
Date: Wed, 11 Dec 2024 11:22:11 -0000 (UTC)
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Miguel Gimenez <me@privacy.net> wrote:
> El 11/12/2024 a las 5:24, Wu Ming escribió:

> 
> A dying LED does not flicker, just looses brightness (white lighting 
> LEDs do blink, but that is a thermal problem with chinese crap).

Actually they are white. Flickering is currently faint but perceivable
already. 

> 
> The power supply (external or internal) may be oscillating; Change the 
> external supply or look for dry capacitors in the internal one (if any).
> 

Will switch to batteries first and see if it changes anything. Thanks for
the suggestion.