A strong warning about removing the domes from LED light bulbs by an actual electrician

I don't disagree with your point. But you actually use the word "current" and then proceed to talk about voltage, completely ignoring amperage and wattage..... You can have a metric fuck-ton of volts going through your body, but it means nothing if there's no meaningful level of amperage. I think you may want to read up on your ohms law basics before making pronouncements as if you're an authority on the subject.

On top of that, you're highly exaggerating the danger. What are your exact certifications? Do you have an adequate working knowledge of both AC and DC circuitry, product design, and engineering? Are you aware how thick a conductor of a specific material needs to be to avoid simply vaporizing and severing the connection when shorting with the level of current (NOT just voltage) it would take to actually kill a human? Trace circuits sure as shit are NOT going to be physically capable of supplying the amount of current required to kill you, bud.

Since I asked for yours, here are my credentials:

Mobile DC Electronics Master certification (from MECP)

I held a Master Electrician license in the state of Colorado (not that I'm using it these days)

I am the lead of an R&D team focused on advanced circuitry for Ball Aerospace during the day.

Double major in Electrical and Mechanical engineering from the Colorado School of the Mines (With a minor in quantum physics, not that it's really relevant)

So, I think I'm probably qualified to say; your concerns (whilst somewhat justified) are being blown GROSSLY out of proportion, and the dangers you're "warning" others about are borderline fallacious.

You can get some minor electrical burns, but there's no REAL risk of fatality. I know this, because I've been shocked by the "new bulbs" you're referring to when I shorted the contacts with my finger. It hurt, and left a mark for a month or two, it was between 1st and 2nd degree, but very small, and no more of an inconvenience than a nasty paper cut. The traces leading to the contacts vaporized fast enough that no lasting damage was done.

So, the million dollar question here is; should we use these modded LEDs? And there's no easy answer there. But I can say the reason not to use them, is NOT because there's a serious danger from shock.

Now, if we want to discuss the risk of FIRE using de-bulbed LEDs, that's a conversation probably worth having.

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