Y⃒̸̷̝̜̙ͥͥͥngmar<p>Sunday soldering.</p><p>One of those crappy garden solar lights we found here. They're never waterproof, because then they wouldn't break and you wouldn't buy more.</p><p>Here a pin to the YX8018 controller chip corroded away, flush with the TO-94 housing. I crudely crushed away enough of the housing resin to expose the remaining lead inside and soldered a new wire to it.</p><p>Works again, although I'll also have to put a recycled battery in, as the miniscule 40 mAh Ni-MH pack has about 2 mAh actual capacity remaining.</p><p>Tip: If you did buy one of these crappy lamps, squirt some silicone caulking in the joints to make them waterproof.</p><p><a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Electronics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Electronics</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Macro" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Macro</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/MacroPhotography" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MacroPhotography</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Repair" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Repair</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Fixed" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fixed</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/DIY" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DIY</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Solar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Solar</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Lamp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lamp</span></a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Soldering" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Soldering</span></a></p>