2021-02-21

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In this episode of Fix It! I will be having a look at a self-dimming LED downlight that quit working after only 1.5 years of usage. I will not only find the simple mistake that makes the light useable again but I will also explore the lights circuit secrets. I will show you exactly how it works and I will also directly compare it to the same lamp type which was produced a couple of years later and show you how the new light does everything better. Let's get started!

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Music:

2011 Lookalike by Bartlebeats

Killing Time, Kevin MacLeod

(incompetech.com)

0:00 Showing the faulty LED downlight

1:49 Intro

2:29 Removing the light

3:08 Testing the light and finding the culprit

5:08 Disassembling the old light

5:40 Finding out how the old light works

7:49 Comparing the new light with the old one

10:03 Conclusion