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by OuterVale 55 days ago
Interestingly, I've never noticed any stuck discs. I'm pretty observant of them as well, because I think they're so cool.
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The ones here could have been nearing the end of their life to be fair. They have basically all been replaced with LED signs now.
This is BREAKFAST (AKA Zolty) mentioned above.

The old panels had diode issues. It wasn’t the mechanism failing — the simplicity of electromagnets means they last an insanely long time, significantly longer than an LED. The diodes were just cheap and undersized. If you have a stuck disc on an old board, 99% chance you just need to replace the diode. If it still flips but gets stuck on one side, a pin has gotten sticky and needs graphite applied.