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Almot
Feb 20, 2014Explorer III
I'm sure this has been said many times already, but search really doesn't work well on the forum. So here it goes again:
There is hardly any difference between unregulated LED boards from Ebay and unregulated boards from US-based sellers. They all buy from China where LED manufacturers appear and disappear every few months. Few stores like Command Electronics sell US made LED-related products, but usually not boards or cobs.
There "could" be difference in rate of reject and failures between different Ebay sellers, but I think there is no consistency so it is impossible to tell "good" sources from "bad" ones. Toss a coin.
There IS a difference in LED "bulbs" design, i.e. cob, board with fixed base, board with pigtail base, tube etc.
There is hardly any difference between unregulated LED boards from Ebay and unregulated boards from US-based sellers. They all buy from China where LED manufacturers appear and disappear every few months. Few stores like Command Electronics sell US made LED-related products, but usually not boards or cobs.
There "could" be difference in rate of reject and failures between different Ebay sellers, but I think there is no consistency so it is impossible to tell "good" sources from "bad" ones. Toss a coin.
There IS a difference in LED "bulbs" design, i.e. cob, board with fixed base, board with pigtail base, tube etc.
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