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[QUOTE="lithgowlights, post: 101486, member: 14"] To be honest, using 120V plugs (and for us here in Australia 240V plugs) for anything other than 120/240V should never ever be considered. I personally don't even use extension cord cable for anything other than 240V, as that way I know what cables are what in my yard. While your son did make a mistake by plugging a 120v plug into the wall, ultimately it was your error in building it using mains plugs in the first place, so let this be the main thing that everyone learns from your accident - USE THE PROPER PLUGS. Now back to your issue, any pixel that was powered by 120V should be thrown away. If it's not dead now, it wont last long in the future so should never be trusted. Yes you might find some that work, but they have had over 10x their rated voltage (Actually the peak is more like 170v, so closer to 15 times their rated voltage), so the components have really been seriously stressed, and these pixels do occasionally fail and overheat, so by knowingly using these pixels you do really risk your display failing in a seriously bad way. [/QUOTE]
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