bpsims wrote:
Grabbed some cheap LEDs off ebay and finally got around to installing them.
They looked fantastic for about 58 seconds and then things started to go downhill fast!
The color and brightness start off excellent. Perhaps just slightly dimmer than the original incandescent bulbs but the color was nice and warm. About a minute after being on, I notice the color starting to look cooler and they appeared to be dimmer too. 5 minutes later and it looks like a completely different light! Very dim and an awful blue hue.
And then - they got so hot that they literally started smoking.
I put together a few time lapses which span about 7 minutes or so. Camera is a DSLR locked at f/2.8, 1/30, and ISO 400 for every exposure.
Smoke! These are supposed to run cooler!
What's going on here? Is this typical of the ebay LEDs? Anyone else notice the color/brightness shifts?
These are the LEDs
Well, it was CHEAP AND FROM EBAY..
What else do you expect?
You GOT WHAT YOU "PAID" FOR in quality.
Now, I would suggest you buy from NON EBAY SOURCES..
I would recommend Amazon, at least there if you do have problems Amazon will step in and either get you a refund or replacements HASSLE FREE. YES, you might pay a bit more from Amazon but at least they WILL back you when something goes wrong.
Ebay first and foremost is AN AUCTION WEBSITE, EBAY DOES NOT GUARANTY OR WARRANTY ANY OF YOUR PURCHASES :S .
Hence the wording of "Caveat Emptor" which means "Buyer Be aware" at the bottom of Ebay pages..
Full definition can be found
HERE"Caveat Emptor
{Latin, Let the buyer beware.} A warning that notifies a buyer that the goods he or she is buying are "as is," or subject to all defects.
When a sale is subject to this warning the purchaser assumes the risk that the product might be either defective or unsuitable to his or her needs.This rule is not designed to shield sellers who engage in Fraud or bad faith dealing by making false or misleading representations about the quality or condition of a particular product. It merely summarizes the concept that a purchaser must examine, judge, and test a product considered for purchase himself or herself.
The modern trend in laws protecting consumers, however, has minimized the importance of this rule. Although the buyer is still required to make a reasonable inspection of goods upon purchase, increased responsibilities have been placed upon the seller, and the doctrine of caveat venditor (Latin for "let the seller beware") has become more prevalent. Generally, there is a legal presumption that a seller makes certain warranties unless the buyer and the seller agree otherwise. One such Warranty is the Implied Warranty of merchantability. If a person buys soap, for example, there is an implied warranty that it will clean; if a person buys skis, there is an implied warranty that they will be safe to use on the slopes.
A seller who is in the business of regularly selling a particular type of goods has still greater responsibilities in dealing with an average customer. A person purchasing antiques from an antique dealer, or jewelry from a jeweler, is justified in his or her reliance on the expertise of the seller.
If both the buyer and the seller are negotiating from equal bargaining positions, however, the doctrine of caveat emptor would apply."I can't figure out why Ebay is peoples first "go to place" to buy stuff, I got burned too many times..
