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Awning light strip

PaulJ2
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We mostly dry camp and have used the light strip frequently. No problem. However last few times we used hook ups i noticed one LED in the strip was out. Looked an hour or so later and two more were out.
I believe the poor quality LEDs do not tolerate any voltage above 12 volts. Measured the voltage at 13.4 at the time. This maybe true?
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31_tundra
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The Boogie Lights seem really well constructed, really thick housing, seem really durable.
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I have Boogie lights and I think they are worth the money.
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dodge_guy
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Yes itโ€™s the quality. I have a set on my trailer for the last 4 years. Just now I have one that the color isnโ€™t right on. Bought 2 sets for my daughters bedroom for Christmas. Between those sets there are a couple that are out.
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DE88ROX
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Triker33 wrote:
Boogey Lights
Made for RV's and are bright


Just bought a set at our yearly RV Show here in Grand Rapids Mi. Not bad deal@ $99 on white PCB. Cant wait to put them on. Im going to be replacing some that I bought on eBay few years ago. Some of the LED's are stuck on a certain color.

The Boogie Lights seem really well constructed, really thick housing, seem really durable.
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Triker33
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Boogey Lights
Made for RV's and are bright
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WNYBob
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I've had good luck with a strip that was in a rectangular tube, an added layer of protection.

Lwiddis
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Agree with comments re quality of LED.
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mikakuja
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I am thinking that it's more the quality of the LED's than the voltage that causes issues... We have a 2017 surveyor with factory a installed LED strip which has already been replaced under warranty. About 20 LED's burned out within the first week of owning it, the new one is ok so far... Had a good quality aftermarket strip on my previous trailer which had no issues with burned out sections ever.. I've tried different interior LED's in several trailers and campers and found that the quality LED bulbs had zero issues while the cheap Chinese E-bay bulbs were hit and miss. Many of the cheap ones either burn out all together or flicker annoyingly after a while.

GordonThree
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Doubt it's due to voltage.

#1 suspect is a failed solder joint from thermal stress. If you push hard on the leds that are out, do they come back on?

#2 is water intrusion ... water gets in there and actually eats the connections, and you get a dead LED. Once water's found even a tiny hairline crack in the plastic or silicone covering, it can move along inside the strip using capillary action
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