High Voltage Causes Explosion In 36 LED Light
HISTORY: The customer brought this 36 LED light to me saying that he heard a big explosion in his car porch, and when he came out to look for the cause, he saw that this LED light was just hanging from the roof and the top cover was lying on the floor along with a few plastic pieces. He then decided to check with me whether it can be restored.
OBSERVATION: I saw one 2.2/400V Cap had burst; one LED had burst blackening around, a few other LEDs also showed puncture, which we can see only with a lens.
TROUBLESHOOTING AND RECTIFICATION DONE: First of all checked the Transformer using my Ring tester and found it to be ok. Desoldered the power supply wires to the LED Unit. Then replaced the burst cap. Connected to power through a Series Bulb, and got output of around 280V DC, which meant that the Driver Unit had life. So, disconnected the power, discharged the HV cap. Replaced the rest of the two Electrolytic Caps too. As the IC was not having its number on the top, removed and saw it at the bottom. (These are certain cheap tricks played by Chinese to hoodwink the technicians. No datasheet was found, as expected!) Then using an Analogue Multimeter, selecting X1 Ohms Range, checked which were the other LEDs that have gone bad. Found totally 8 LEDs had gone bad. All other LEDs lit when touched with the probes at both ends. Used my Max 8550 SMD Rework Station, setting the Temperature and Air to maximum and blew all these defective LEDs out. Since this LED strip has thick heat zinc underneath, this is the best way to remove the LEDs. After the plate got cooled off, cleaned the portions using IPA and soldered new LEDs one by one.
The method used by me was 1) Placed the LED ensuring correct polarity in its position. 2) Used a press to open tweezer to hold it in the centre 3) Soldered one end using 12V/25W pointed iron and touched the other end too. Repeated this until the LED was perfectly bonded. 4) Rechecked that the connection was proper and the LEDs were ok with the Analogue Multimeter like before. Then applied power and was happy to see the brightly lit LEDs! Tested it for around an hour. Then, fixed the board in its original position, like the customer had done and called the customer to come and pick it up. Mission accomplished and a ‘bright’ satisfaction jumped into the collection bag!
NOW LET THE PICTURES SPEAK:
This article was prepared for you by Parasuraman Subramanian from India. He is 70 years old and has more than 30 years’ experience in handling antique equipment like Valve Radio, Amps, Reel Tape Recorders and currently studying latest tech-classes conducted by Kerala State Electronics Technicians’ Association. He has done graduation in BBA degree, private diploma in Radio Engineering and retired as MD of a USA company. Presently working as Consultant to Hospital and other institutions.
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Waleed Rishmawi
October 2, 2020 at 7:24 pm
I had a similar situation but in mine the ring that has the LED’s burnt beyond any repair so I canceled the small ring and used only the bug ring and still was so bright. Thanks for sharing
Parasuraman S
October 2, 2020 at 10:05 pm
Hi friend! But if we reduce the LEDs, the voltage would be higher and it would fail soon. The capacitor dropping circuit used is based on the current drawn by the load. That's my opinion!
Albert van Bemmelen
October 2, 2020 at 8:13 pm
After reading the text saying that the IC had number 5822*11382 I take it that you found the IC was still working, and replacing it was not necessary. Because the number clearly is not indicating anything useful to find the right datasheet that describes this component.
Parasuraman S
October 2, 2020 at 10:11 pm
Yes, dear! The IC was working. It was not changed. I have given the number for the sake of information to the readers if they get a similar light. They can save the trouble of removing the IC to read the number. Another hope was that experts in this forum could fetch the datasheet, like they have done in a few cases before.
Greenford William Mafuleka
October 4, 2020 at 6:14 pm
Good work done.
Parasuraman S
October 5, 2020 at 11:31 pm
Many thanks!
Yogesh Panchal
October 6, 2020 at 12:19 am
Sir,
Good Fix!
Parasuraman S
October 6, 2020 at 11:25 pm
Many thanks, Yogesh!
Humberto
October 7, 2020 at 10:32 am
Another bright satisfaction added to your collection bag. Thanks for sharing the article.
Parasuraman S
October 8, 2020 at 3:22 pm
Many thanks!