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@isonno@mastodon.social
2025-06-21 21:55:32

So my Netgear ORBI router died after seven years. It always amazes me when a simple "board in a box" appliance with no moving parts suddenly fails. It's bricked, and the "corrupted firmware" LED blinks if you try and factory reset it. Why?
Only sign of visible stress are these metal boxes just before the antenna connections. Looks like they got a bit warm. Transformers? I suppose these could have shorted and taken something else with it.

Photo of a Netgear ORBI RBR50 router PCB board. A red arrow points to a metal can near an antenna connection. The metal is discolored with brown splotches, as if it may have overheated.
@losttourist@social.chatty.monster
2025-06-16 12:16:15

Yes, that IS a full size electricity pylon embedded in the ground like an arrow. #London #PublicArt