Had a Knightsbridge VFRIC8WW IP65 downlighter fail recently (started to flash), disappointing as only 18 months or so old and probably only a couple of hundred hours use (bathroom). Got a new light & driver but clearly just the driver had failed so all OK now.
Decided to take the borked one apart out of curiosity so behold:
![[ElectriciansForums.net] Failed LED driver](https://www.electriciansforums.net/attachments/img_20211028_162859653_hdr-jpg.91412/ "[ElectriciansForums.net] Failed LED driver")
And below:
![[ElectriciansForums.net] Failed LED driver](https://www.electriciansforums.net/attachments/img_20211028_162912677_hdr-jpg.91413/ "[ElectriciansForums.net] Failed LED driver")
Overall I was pleasantly surprised by the build quality for a mass-marked bit of kit. Nothing looked overheated or bulging electrolytic caps. Even appears to have proper input filtering for EMC and (presumably) half-decent protection against over-voltage spikes. Hopefully this was just a one-off random fault and not something of poor design/build.
TL,DR; Half-decent product but still failed.
Decided to take the borked one apart out of curiosity so behold:
And below:
Overall I was pleasantly surprised by the build quality for a mass-marked bit of kit. Nothing looked overheated or bulging electrolytic caps. Even appears to have proper input filtering for EMC and (presumably) half-decent protection against over-voltage spikes. Hopefully this was just a one-off random fault and not something of poor design/build.
TL,DR; Half-decent product but still failed.
