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westend
Apr 27, 2013Explorer
I can't find the thread, right now but Forum member DaveSparky did some load measurements on LED's and found them viable to 15V or so.
Since most of the total users of the LED's are using a converter that floats voltage above 13V and since most are not experiencing failure, there must be something besides the voltage causing the failures. My gut feeling is that the LED assembly was poorly made, in these cases.
I have no direct knowledge of how the Asian LED panels are made and brought to market but if my suspicions of usual Chinese marketing could be supported, I'd think we would find that some manufacturers sell product that is substandard. Heck, even Northern Tool has product made in China with their branding that is a facsimile of usable goods.
Since most of the total users of the LED's are using a converter that floats voltage above 13V and since most are not experiencing failure, there must be something besides the voltage causing the failures. My gut feeling is that the LED assembly was poorly made, in these cases.
I have no direct knowledge of how the Asian LED panels are made and brought to market but if my suspicions of usual Chinese marketing could be supported, I'd think we would find that some manufacturers sell product that is substandard. Heck, even Northern Tool has product made in China with their branding that is a facsimile of usable goods.
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