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“One day a surface mounted power socket burned out in the room. The hot wire touched the ground pin. The socket turned black on the inside, but remained untouched on the outside. I’ve replaced it with a new one, and for some reason, I didn’t throw away the damaged one. I started to think about what can I do with it. I realized that the holes on the socket are exactly 5 mm in diameter. What are 5 mm in diameter too? Of course, LEDs! So I cleaned the socket as I could, drop in some LEDs and other parts and turned it into an internet connected mood lamp. This guide is about how I’ve done.”

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