Yes, very true. Manufacturers do R&D on such tricks too! Many reputed manufacturers too indulge in programmed failure immediately after the warranty period. I know one case where a manufacturer's service technician come and just remove one cap from the board to bring it back to life. Very crooked ways to make quick money and loot the public! What to do? There is no law for controlling such malpractices!

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Yes, it could be!

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Sure, Albert. We are talking about programmed obsolescence. In the case of LED lights, the manufacturers have a trick: they put just little thermal paste to cool the LEDs. With this dishonest action, they profit twice: less paste means less cost in the production, and less paste means too that the LEDs will have a shorted life due to work always hot. What a pitty!

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Yes serving as an RFI /EMI suppression function.

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Parallel caps as filter increases capacity of load taking. It keeps the circuit cool also. Many thanks for your comments, dear!

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Many thanks for your expert comments, inputs and suggestions! Your keen observation and sharing always intrigues!

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Yes, dear. The user informed me that it was working better than the original. Reason of course is replacement of caps. Many thanks, dear friend!

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Many thanks, dear!

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Well, I do not remember it now. But I believe it was a filter capacitor.

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I believe that the questioned cap is merely being a CY rated 470 pf ceramic cap and not an avalanching device.

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