PhotonWrangler
Flashaholic
I've purchased about a half dozen of these bulbs and three of them have been running in my bathroom mirror fixture for a few months. Recently one of them started flickering intermittently. Sometimes it would go for an hour with no flicker, other times it would flicker every minute or two. The bulb doesn't respond to tapping or shaking so I think this is not a cold solder joint but a component failure. Intermittent wiring or socket contacts were also ruled out
I've started to disassemble the bulb and I thought you'd like to see a couple of photos.
Removing the cover reveals 38 SMT LEDs on a metal heatsink plate. All of the LEDs are numbered and it has the phrase "entry range 38 up" printed on the board. Underneath the LED board is a press-fit heatsink with yellow heatsink compound on it. I'm trying to get past this so I can inspect the driver electronics.
I've started to disassemble the bulb and I thought you'd like to see a couple of photos.
Removing the cover reveals 38 SMT LEDs on a metal heatsink plate. All of the LEDs are numbered and it has the phrase "entry range 38 up" printed on the board. Underneath the LED board is a press-fit heatsink with yellow heatsink compound on it. I'm trying to get past this so I can inspect the driver electronics.