It's six years since I've looked at one of these, so I thought I'd buy another and see if the construction has changed much. It has changed a bit, but not much.
It turns out that even six years ago they were using the new flip chip style LED modules, so the only slight changes are the fact it's now got an earth/ground connection, a six screw cover instead of four and the new driver is not power factor corrected, unlike the original unit which had a very good power factor. (Power factor is the relationship between voltage and current across the sine wave.)
These lights are quite nicely made, and it makes me wonder if they're actually used as street lights in some areas of China.
They're very hackable for replacing the LED or driver as desired if you have a specific colour requirement. They are also very serviceable in that the LED module and driver are very standard and easily available.
Being such a cheap and mass produced item, I wonder how reliable they would be as an actual outdoor light.
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It turns out that even six years ago they were using the new flip chip style LED modules, so the only slight changes are the fact it's now got an earth/ground connection, a six screw cover instead of four and the new driver is not power factor corrected, unlike the original unit which had a very good power factor. (Power factor is the relationship between voltage and current across the sine wave.)
These lights are quite nicely made, and it makes me wonder if they're actually used as street lights in some areas of China.
They're very hackable for replacing the LED or driver as desired if you have a specific colour requirement. They are also very serviceable in that the LED module and driver are very standard and easily available.
Being such a cheap and mass produced item, I wonder how reliable they would be as an actual outdoor light.
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Good work 😊
"or is it just luck that it is earthed".. that got me laughing out loud 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Do not install a cheap street light, you'll be hiring the boom lift in 2 months to replace it
This man is like Dankpods and Electroboom in 1
In Australia South Australia my country we don't have that rubbish we still use Mercury vapour not this lead rubbish
For a 30W ligth the power factor looks a bit to low. We had some flood lights with same looking driver and COB LED. They failed quickly and the housing behind the COB LED was paper thin. No idea how the heat should speaded well and yeah the PE connection xD
Im an electrical distributor with my dad now and seeing the contrast between the cheapest things possible and actual brands that deal with this stuff is crazy. We stock parking lot heads that are 100-400w metal halide equivalents and they are WAY higher quality than stuff like this, full metal construction, wide angle glass lenses, much bigger led chip layout, color selectable, wattage selectable, the internal connections are also much nicer with wago connectors and solid ground terminals. Another difference between this direct from china street lamp and a dedicated fixture is for sure the cost though, even the lower powered ones we have are still ~150usd but this is way cheaper. I guess if you dont care all that much about quality and just need something then i guess it works
I wonder just how well that glass lens spreads out the light. Was there any testing done on that glass to get proper light spread. My guess is no.
I changed my to eliminate the driver unit as it was interfering with my ham radio. It worked ok for 3 months. It burnt out. Replaced with a spare cob and the same happened. Were not reliable. So gone back to the original. Make sure it's off when using radio. Now fitted pir device.
Typical Chinese JUNK !!!!!!!! If you buy from China it is twice as much….. buy Chinese, then replace with a good product !
Hi Clive. If i was to buy something of this scale from China, and just paid the price on ebay, am I likely to be clobbered by a customs demand when it arrives ?? How do you get on with this ?
It's mystifying why they put the driver at the top when they could have put it under with the COB and near it. Thus eliminating the vulnerability at the top.
More CCP rubbish
another banger from big clive. illuminating as usual. thank you once again.
If it comes with a short length of flying lead… you just know what the quality is going to be like.
I love the – “one moment please.” So British. 😂