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MrMimizu07-19-2007 07:35 PM
flickering GD 1000? could be my mistake
When I first tested my GD before I installed it, I don't think it was flickering.
This was after I soldered on my 2 led leads to the board.
Now that I've got it soldered and potted into my ecan and hotlips, when I power up, it is solid for about .25-.50 seconds and then it flickers at a frequency that i can notice. Any idea why it may be flickering and what I can possibly do?
LED Zeppelin07-26-2007 10:51 PMRe: flickering GD 1000? could be my mistake
If you're using a Seoul or Cree, are you sure the bottom is isolated from any electrical path?
MrMimizu08-10-2007 09:49 PMRe: flickering GD 1000? could be my mistake
weird, I dropped it a few days ago and suddenly it works fine..
not sure what happened but since the flicker is gone, I can't complain.
DonShock08-10-2007 11:06 PMRe: flickering GD 1000? could be my mistake
I had a flickering problem with a Cree light that would appear and disappear at random. I finally found the problem to be a bad solder joint between the wire and the pad on the Cree. I didn't have a good bond to the pad and it came loose. But the soldered wire held it's shape and position and would sometimes make contact with the pad even though it wasn't actually soldered to it.
MrMimizu07-19-2007 07:35 PM
flickering GD 1000? could be my mistake
When I first tested my GD before I installed it, I don't think it was flickering.
This was after I soldered on my 2 led leads to the board.
Now that I've got it soldered and potted into my ecan and hotlips, when I power up, it is solid for about .25-.50 seconds and then it flickers at a frequency that i can notice. Any idea why it may be flickering and what I can possibly do?
LED Zeppelin07-26-2007 10:51 PMRe: flickering GD 1000? could be my mistake
If you're using a Seoul or Cree, are you sure the bottom is isolated from any electrical path?
MrMimizu08-10-2007 09:49 PMRe: flickering GD 1000? could be my mistake
weird, I dropped it a few days ago and suddenly it works fine..
not sure what happened but since the flicker is gone, I can't complain.
DonShock08-10-2007 11:06 PMRe: flickering GD 1000? could be my mistake
I had a flickering problem with a Cree light that would appear and disappear at random. I finally found the problem to be a bad solder joint between the wire and the pad on the Cree. I didn't have a good bond to the pad and it came loose. But the soldered wire held it's shape and position and would sometimes make contact with the pad even though it wasn't actually soldered to it.