Fixing Annoying Blue Standby Lights

Re:Fixing Annoying Blue Standby Lights by Groxx on Monday January 01, 2024 @03:18PM (#38834973)

Nail polish works just about everywhere too, lasts for years (unlike electrical tape, which is excellent temporarily), and is trivial to find. It can take a couple layers, but if you just want to dim it that can be a good thing.

(edit: though I have no idea if it'll let infrared through like this post covers. I luckily haven't had any devices sharing IR windows like that)

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Re:Fixing Annoying Blue Standby Lights by fantasybroker on Monday January 01, 2024 @03:36PM (#38835125)

That's a great tip! I bought an air purifier that has a very bright blue light illuminating the entire room at night.

Now if only I can find a way to disable its annoying on/off chimes.

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Re:Fixing Annoying Blue Standby Lights by Groxx on Monday January 01, 2024 @04:04PM (#38835336)

I've gotta find a way to stop the touch-sensitive controls on mine from responding to cats o_o.

Because of course they're just on the flat top, where cats like to climb and stand.

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Re:Fixing Annoying Blue Standby Lights by fantasybroker on Monday January 01, 2024 @04:11PM (#38835386)

A raised plexiglass shelf/cover, perhaps?

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Re:Fixing Annoying Blue Standby Lights by jstarfish on Monday January 01, 2024 @05:33PM (#38835937)

If you have the one I do (GE portable from Lowe's), just put a traffic cone on it. Ugly but works.

I've tried the upside-down rolling chair mats and even DIYed a barbed-wire mesh from chickenwire; nothing deters them. It's a soothing place for them to sleep atop when running.

Condensation forms under textbooks and other flat planks, which will eventually short the controls as water pools on top.

The only other thing that "worked" was having the exhaust from a 1U rack server pointed at it. The heat initially attracted them but when those fans kicked on, cat met ceiling.

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Re:Fixing Annoying Blue Standby Lights by Eisenstein on Monday January 01, 2024 @09:45PM (#38837465)

Double sided tape. Cats hate it.

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Re:Fixing Annoying Blue Standby Lights by NegativeLatency on Monday January 01, 2024 @09:45PM (#38837464)

Nothing that can’t be resolved with a soldering iron and a screwdriver

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Re:Fixing Annoying Blue Standby Lights by e40 on Tuesday January 02, 2024 @09:43AM (#38842081)

NYT Wirecutter top recommend one? Your description fits it to a T.

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