My bro asked me to look at a couple of cheap china led lights that died
Found no power coming from the driver
So I opened up the driver
You will need a small screw driver to pry it open
Inside I found that beside the main power wires, the main power resistor got so hot that it melted the solder & was no longer making contact
This is the resistor
You will need a soldering iron , pointy bladed knife, solder & maybe some extra flux
First you will need to scrape the lead on the resistor( because overheating turned it blue & corroded)
apply some flux (if you have it ) if not hopefully the flux in the solder is enough & than some solder
Here is the finished solder job
lights work again, for a few minutes work
This is another reason you should not mount your driver on top of the light
Found no power coming from the driver
So I opened up the driver
You will need a small screw driver to pry it open
Inside I found that beside the main power wires, the main power resistor got so hot that it melted the solder & was no longer making contact
This is the resistor
You will need a soldering iron , pointy bladed knife, solder & maybe some extra flux
First you will need to scrape the lead on the resistor( because overheating turned it blue & corroded)
apply some flux (if you have it ) if not hopefully the flux in the solder is enough & than some solder
Here is the finished solder job
lights work again, for a few minutes work
This is another reason you should not mount your driver on top of the light