All LED panels not created equal
I have replaced my house lights with LEDs, many of them with 36-1210 panels from 2011_led as I am sure many of you have done. I have been very happy with them.
I thought I would buy some spares and since I didn't need the bases, I looked for a less expensive light. I ended up buying 36-1210 panels from Great Digital. They arrived quickly and appeared to be what I wanted so I sent a good feedback.
Later, I got around to trying one of the lights. The first thing I noticed was that they were not wired the same and wouldn't work with the old bases. They were wired with the female connector on the panel instead of the male connector. Ok, I re-wired them.
Next I plugged one of the rewired panels into an existing base. To my surprise it was much dimmer than the old panel.
Another difference was in the double sided tape. The panel came off the tape in a short time, leaving the tape stuck to the fixture.
So, be aware that LED lights from different sellers, even they are the same type and appear to be the same, may not be the same.
Always buy one or two before buying a larger number of lights.
I thought I would buy some spares and since I didn't need the bases, I looked for a less expensive light. I ended up buying 36-1210 panels from Great Digital. They arrived quickly and appeared to be what I wanted so I sent a good feedback.
Later, I got around to trying one of the lights. The first thing I noticed was that they were not wired the same and wouldn't work with the old bases. They were wired with the female connector on the panel instead of the male connector. Ok, I re-wired them.
Next I plugged one of the rewired panels into an existing base. To my surprise it was much dimmer than the old panel.
Another difference was in the double sided tape. The panel came off the tape in a short time, leaving the tape stuck to the fixture.
So, be aware that LED lights from different sellers, even they are the same type and appear to be the same, may not be the same.
Always buy one or two before buying a larger number of lights.
