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Cake day: July 9th, 2023

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  • The default standard power limit is still the same as it ever was on each USB version. There’s negotiation that needs to happen to tell the device how much power is allowed, and if you go over, I think over current protection is part of the USB spec for safety reasons. There’s a bunch of different protocols, but USB always starts at 5V, and 0.1A for USB 2.0, and devices need to negotiate for more. (0.15A I think for USB 3.0 which has more conductors)

    As an example, USB 2.0 can signal a charging port (5V / 1.5A max) by putting a 200 ohm resistor across the data pins.



  • Well, I can’t say I’ve ever seen it happen, but I could see how it could happen in certain scenarios, especially if the LED has some weird driver in it. Maybe the capacitors in the driver would be allowed to charge up in some designs before getting dissipated through the LED in a flash?
    The simplest form of LED light (just a rectifier and a bunch of LEDs in series for a 120V diode drop), idk if you’d ever see any glow or flashes, since LEDs don’t turn on until a certain voltage, and if you’re getting like 50V on an open circuit that seems to me like you’ve accidentally built a transformer in your walls.


  • I think the random review site I looked at had some wrong data, a different one comfirms there’s no manual exposure. If OP could get your hands on one to try before buying, that’d be ideal, but might be unlikely to find in a local shop considering the age of these models.

    I definitely agree, RAW seems like the most useful upgrade out of the things listed (with full manual focus being a bonus)




  • Trying to get a switch stuck half way sounds like a good way to start a fire. If the bulb is dimmed, that means not all the power is making it to the bulb, and half of it is probably going into heating up the switch contacts. It could also be arcing inside the switch, which will also destroy the contacts. I think some new building codes require “arc fault protection” on circuits for this type of reason, in addition to “ground fault protection” (GFCI) on bathroom/kitchen circuits.


  • From what I can see, the TG-4 has manual exposure. I don’t know why it wouldn’t… even my phone has it, and TG-4 is the newer camera.

    I think the biggest difference will be the RAW output. I’ve found it useful to be able to go in after and fix white balance or slightly shift the exposure, which you can’t do with the JPEGs.

    The autofocus on both seems to have plenty of options for picking what to focus on. I’ve got a full manual mode on my camera, but I often just use the point tracking autofocus to pick out what I want in focus.