• BowtiesAreCool@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Big one would be capacitors. They don’t last forever and with time with work less efficiently, or not at all. They can leak and corrode the board.

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      3 months ago

      Tin whiskers could be a potential issue as well.

    • MonkderVierte@lemmy.ml
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      3 months ago

      But more likely to dry up/leak if you use the thing for 20 years than if you don’t, because of heat.