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  • Just be careful. I do not mean to sound condescending, but it seems you lack basic understanding of electronics. That combined with mains power is deadly. Don’t do it unless you’re sure.

    If they are indeed LED lights, you would need a DC adapter with a DC output voltage such as 12V. This voltage you should know at this point. It is safe to work with UNLESS you open the transformer. DON’T OPEN THE TRANSFORMER(s), rather fix them under the table and use an extension cord.

    If they need AC, it is definitely something else than 220V or there would be no transformer. Do not proceed unless you’re sure what you’re doing.



  • A massive reason must be the security concerns with them, with no upkeep from the manufacturer. And since they aren’t open source (some of the sources are probably lost by now) no-one else can fix the problems. These old drivers are essentially like backdoors into your system. You actually don’t want to have them around.

    This is why Linux and other open source software is the only right way. Plug these old devices into Linux, they probably just work due to some hero reverse-engineering them.

    We should only buy hardware that has open source drivers. Eventually, the companies should be forced to deliver sources, at least after support ends, and this should be enforced with right to repair style laws.