I don't know if this calssifies as abuse or insanity but...
I took an ARC AAA UV completely apart (the "old style" with the glass lensed Nichia 375 nm LED). After I got the LED/electronics module out of the crimped head, it was still working, but I had to go further. After I chipped all the potting compound out of the module with an Xacto knife
it didn't work any more, so then I disected the LED.
CPF was down at the time so my voyeuristic thirst for "knowledge" was not being satisfied by reading about what other people were doing, and I was bored. I figured I had two choices:
<UL TYPE=SQUARE><LI>Attempt to modify something and run the risk of disappointment or failure, or...
<LI>Attempt to destroy something, with absolute certainty of success.
[/list]
In pursuing the low risk alternative, I gained even more respect for Peters ability to "fit 10 pounds worth of stuff into a 5 pound bag".
John