Butchering LED Lights

[Plombob]

I've seen some butchers in my day, and this guy is one of them. Watch how he "fixes" LED lights.

 

[cybrdyke]

There is so much wrong with that video....

I'm all for tinkering around, but seeing as how the bulbs cost about $1.60 these days, how much time do you want to spend "fixing" them?
Removing the diffuser destroys the main feature of the bulb which is it's omni-directional throw of the light. He shows this very clearly, but thinks he's found a positive feature when he's actually created a negative feature. Putting holes in the base destroys the "damp location" rating.
Some people have too much time on their hands.
CD

 

[Plombob]

I love how his "drill" is a self-tapping screw and his "hammer" is a pair of pliers.

 

[kaymccampbell]

I save a few dead LED bulbs as source material for repairing other dead ones. No way I'm "wire wrapping" a dead LED. I solder in a salvage one. Same for resistors n caps. Though I do have a large stock of new caps n whatnot for ruining other electronic devices. Yes, my time could be better spent, but nobody's paying me, and I'm having fun fiddling. And I get the satisfaction of having some pretty old LED bulbs. The one on my nightstand has gotta be about 10 years old.

 

[vwpieces]

Didnt watch much of the vid. Voice over tells me it was probably stolen and promoted by a hacker channel to just get Utoob revenue.
Why promote the vid by linking it here if it is so wrong?

 

[dcg9381]

There is so much wrong with that video....

I'm all for tinkering around, but seeing as how the bulbs cost about $1.60 these days, how much time do you want to spend "fixing" them?

Depends on how many views his videos get on Youtube!