The thing I respect most about Bigclive is that he actually goes through fixing things. How many of us would have just thrown this in the bin and been done with it? The will and knowledge to actually fix things is a rare quality these days.

So instead of a normal light, your brother will now be able to grow.. things! I'm sure he'll be pleased!

lol, "my light is broken, could you fix it?" *replaces it with hot pink*

A 10W LED that only runs at 3.8W. The Chinese would be proud of you.

With all the lights bigclive fixes and reviews, i just imagine his house filled to the brim with LED floodlamps everywhere

grow light? what is your brother doing in that workshop

Clive, your the Bob Ross of electrical things lol.

I really like the rambling/mucking about vids...very relaxing!

Hey Clive, this teardown/repair of yours has actually inspired me to finally take a look at the LED floodlight I had lying around for ages (literally years) ever since it went black showing signs similar to yours. So far it seems that in my case the driver is toast (we'll see once the spare part arrives though, because it has a motion sensor that can still be wonky, I just don't feel like playing around with mains voltage that much, so I'll test it when I replace the driver instead), but I made several observations: the ground cable leading out of the floodlight was unconnected (hell even not even stripped!) the same way as yours, but the LED didn't seem to have been underdriven (the LED was pulling ~15W when I connected it to my lab power supply that can only do ~31 volts max, but the driver is rated at 30 watts). Thanks for the video though. It has finally pushed me to do some useful repair ;)

One does not simply apply heat sink compound without making a mess.

I had one just like that model which lasted about a year. When I disassembled it the ground wire was coated in a blob of silicone on the end and attached nowhere, just floating! So there was absolutely no ground whatsoever on an outside light. Take care. Doug

bought a 5pk of these lights for 20USD to play around with. Gutted one already and refitted it with an XML led(for its efficiency), a mini funduino/LDR module, an 18650 with TP4056 board and a 5V solar panel. Putting this little guy in the garden as a very bright solar (sunset detecting) light with a run timer of my choosing. Gutted 2 more of them to hang high on a tree in the garden with a bank of 18650's charged by tp4056 from 5V solar panels and a switch to light up the main watering area. Came in very useful since our garden is very far away from any mains sources.

If you have any security cameras around your place you should make some of these with 10 watt IR LEDs. See how much you could light the place up without anyone noticing.

Only thing worse than heatsink compound is anti-seize compound. That shit's the DEVIL! One little errant dab, and it's all over your hands, face, tools, car interior, etc.

My fave casing too!As you said, great for modding! I put 9 1w LED's in one with 3 3w drivers and it looks great!

Impulse mods are my favorite thing on this channel

I've bought a heap of the 20W Ledvance floodlights through CPC recently. They're substantially better built than the previous ones we've had and they're not expensive at £11.50. Hopefully they'll last longer than the older ones! Only thing is they're a really orange white which looks weird compared to the very blue white of the previous generation ones.

Just love your videos, cannot wait when i get home from work to settle down and watch them. You say its Therapeutic doing these things, well it is for us watching also. Keep up the good work :-)

I love how your not afraid to get messy to many people are like nope got to be clean ... but you get the job done and right to the point no matter what

Clive’s soldering technique is beautiful

smashing out videos lately, great late night entertainment these last few nights!

Thanks for the video. I opened up "20W" unit and sure enough ground wire was just left in there,not terminated. I fixed that and replaced short mains cable that came pre-installed as I noticed cable insulation was cut by the nut.

He is soooo fastidious and SO safety aware that it is actually fun to see him goof up sometimes like I do (far more often.)

Roxanne... you don't have to put on the red light...

what do you use to manually adjust the camera settings? I use Yamera, it's free unless you want to record Slow motion and other unnecessary stuff. You can adjust exposure, focus and white balance.

4:55 oH PLEASE LET IT BE PINK 6:24 YAAAY

Love the holding the PCB and wire in the same hand while soldering ! You must have not sniffed too much glue !

Clive, I've been buying the Chinesium floodlights with the individual SMD LED's on a large PCB. While the build quality of the frame is dire, the LED's spread the heat over a larger area and seem to perform brilliantly compared with those high power chip LED modules

Clive, could you dissect a doughnut for me -- I want to see what's inside .

I missed the part where you said you had replaced the light in Ralfy's garage with another. I was imagining a confrontation when you returned with a light more suited for growing Mendocino Sour Diesel or illuminating the display window of an Amsterdam brothel.

I've got both the ph2 and pz2 of those screwdrivers and they're really good.

I find fanny flambeaux very therapeutic. :) LOL

MoviePro is pretty good for adjusting and locking various camera settings. I've been using it for a while but probably don't use enough of its features in my videos.

Great video Clive.

Hi Clive. I would really like to see how you rigged up your iPad to record these awesome videos of your. No wobbling or shaking. I'm really impressed. Well done!

Give Clive a broken white LED light for repair and get a pinkish-magenta one back. That's what we call "a job well done". :)

as usual great video, thanks Clive

Wouldn't it be cool if Ralfy get's into these lights. Could you imagine a regular "weed-whackers" vlog with the same level of detail that he garnishes on his "malt-mates"

Clive, you have almost 200,000 subscribers. It's time to upgrade to a proper camera and lighting system. Excellent content, amazing voice and tact, keep the vids coming. cheers!

It came out very neat!

Thanks Clive when I go in the workshop next I will have look. It's the same size unit in your video but does have a bigger led in the middle. There was always a black blow mark on one of the strips, I think they are made up of small smd leds not 1 cob(cheap)

I love these build-along vids!! We're about due a kit build too, right? :)

Oh wow, 190k subs already. I remember when you had some 2k not that long ago.

Instructional video on how to make your own affordable grow lights 😂. Interesting one this, I’ve thrown away many of those led floods, definitely going to have a go at repairing the next one! Thanks!

Clive wouldve be fun to see your brother pop up in your video discussing with you what he prefers for a replacement in the light :)

Good to see that I'm not the only one with sporadically 10 thumbs.

I thought it was the Chinese's job to run 10W LEDS at 3W

I have that exact red Stanley screwdriver - have done since I was a kid...was my dads at some point.

If a student takes a discussion in a random direction, it's called "going off on a tangent" or "chasing rabbits". If the professor goes off in a random direction, it's a "learned digression". If you accept the title of professor, you weren't chasing rabbits ;-)

I have disliked the Scottish accent before, but yours Clive, is not bad at all. In fact, it's rather soothing.

Your soldering iron seems to work so well. How many watts is it ?

2 years later and I am doing a project on a dead lamp case while i rewatch this video. The thing in question was a Luceco (not sure, either screwfix or toolstation) brand PIR floodlight. Basically the "driver" executed the 27v LED string. I use quotes, because the (potted) driver, when dug out of the potting compound, was simply what looked like a normal dimmer switch (triac, diac, etc) and 2 fixed resistors in place of the pot, followed by a FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER and a token smoothing cap. One of the resistors had failed open, causing the 'pot' to be turned fully on. And sent the 27v LED string 340v. It reacted as you might expect. But the casing turned out handy for a 12v work light (6x 3w LEDs in series/parallel)

Final thought: Could that light be powered by a 12v AC (magneto) source since it has a bridge rectifier in it for the household supply? Would 12v give a lesser output from the 120vac it is designed for? I ask wondering if one could be used on a snow blower with a 2amp 12vac charging system (no battery). thanks. Enjoyed the tear down. Take care. Doug

My Yihua 936D does the same with the buzzing. It never buzzed when it was new but after a couple of weeks it now buzzes when not heating.

What temperature is your soldering iron set to? Looks pretty hot as it melts down that leadfree solder (although you added some leadbased to it).

Hey Ralfy, I fixed your light... it's bright pink now. Well gee thanks, lol!

When we were kids you might get a Mechano set for Christmas and have loads of fun making "stuff". Now kids are wrapped up in "cotton wool". What would you put together as the equivalant "Beginners to eletronics for children" kit? Aim it at say, 7 years +-ish age range. Must include soldering iron! Lets get kids back into learing by "hands on". It must be affordable and cheaper than an iPhone 7. LOL. Cheers.

Dear Clive, Very nice vid. I have a solar cell project that produces 12 volts DC to charge a battery. I was wondering whether this supply would power a 20 watt LED PIR mains based light? I see there are 10 or 20 watt LED lights that claim to work on 12 volts, I wonder if they do?

just discovered your channel, great work. you deserve a wee dram of talisker

Clive, have you considered using a different camera app so you have white balance control?

hello Clive, the red/magenta/pinkish led you used, is suitable for plant growing?

sometimes it looks like your soldering iron actually touches your fingers briefly. does it? do you get burned if the iron touches your skin for just a fraction of a second? ive never actually directly burned myself with my iron, only indirectly with wires ive been holding that get hot. i would think it'd burn immediately instead of that effect where you can handle things like hot coals as long as you move them very quickly through your hands.

I had the exact same lamp with a PIR, after 3 years, it stopped working.A replacement led was around £2 but I tested the power supply output which indicated 62v and a replacement was £5 to £7. This was an outside security lamp so the casing was well corroded. A new lamp was £14 so a bit of a no brainer.Interestingly it states on the box " led not replaceable".

A part of me is terribly curious about how Ralfy responded when he realized 'repaired' didn't mean what he initially assumed it would mean.

"Lightmate ML-5000" LED worklight - purchased from Costco several years ago. Hasn't had much use, but stopped working when I was in the attic cutting loft boards. Tested the power supply and it started showing 3 and then ran down to 0. The plate on the back says 220-240V 50/60Hz 0.143A. Power:17.5W 1000LM It seems a shame to bin it because it's a sturdy piece of kit. Any idea if/where I could get a new power supply for it?

So Clive prepares an indoor grow light... Aiming for weed kingpin of IoM? :-D

Can you use them for light therapy? Some say it gives better skin as an outcome. It fits the forehead or one cheek at a time.

There are several camera apps on the app store that gives you better manual control. In a controlled setup such as yours, maybe you should give a couple a shot and ask for feedback! Also maybe you could get some clip-on lenses for the ipad that will give you full frame wide-angle, fisheye, or zoom for really cheap. would give a 1-up on Julian's magnifier shots ;)

I want a custom flood light, but I can not find parts needed (besides LED and driver). Should I buy a cheapest device from Ebay and modify it instead?

Show us your grow box setup

There are apps that can lock the white balance if you don't mind sideloading .ipa files to the iPad (have tested with my first generation iPad mini and sixth generation iPod touch).

Is that a Hakko clone you're using still, how are you finding it after longer term use ?

nice autopsy

There are a few alternative camera apps that let you change white balance, set exposure, manual focus, etc. I recommend Manually and Manual Camera

Clive, could I replace the white LED with a UV LED in this flood lamp??

Interesting - the buzz from the power supply turns to a few clicks before the LED flashes when unplugged.

Hey, I notice your iron looks a lot different than the one that came in my "yihua" are you using a non-stock iron?

what is that grow LED called and where did you get it. would like to try it on my planted aquarium

I love that you keep mentioning that lead-free solder is garbage, whenever you solder things. Because it is.

Why is it a little bit of heatsink compound can get over everything , test meters clothing everything . Good work Clive

Any chance you could do a video on how switch mode PSU's work?

Do you mean a separate white balance lock? Instead of that it is now grouped with focus and exposure by holding down finger on a spot? Personally I use this alot on my ipad, also for white balance locking

High BC, great video's! Question: You seem to be a "light" man.. Why you never measure the lux or lumen of a light/led ? Only the power consumption.. does not tell very much. Maybe you could make a fixed distance setup and test the lumen of your need little projects.

Do I want to know why anyone would prefer pinkish light in the shed? ...nah...

Informative and entertaining

PS: mine had a power supply just like the white one you are adding. It too failed by blinking then quit after several days of the blinking. Doug

Clive, have you ever come across a good source for the un-populated floodlight cases?

Hi Big Clive, Love your work & thank you for your time. Much appreciated. Very informative and very entertaining. Would you please do me the favour of posting the name of the mains safety device you use to hook up your bare 240v wiring to. Keep the fun rolling........... David (from Downunder)

Why did you not put a dimmer in it as well (with a little knob on the back)?

"Biased towards the planty growth type thing"... hahahaha. Speaking from 'plant' growing experience are we Clive?

Naptha is great for cleaning up heat sink compound.

Are you sure the LED was at fault. I recently bought 2 80 watt led lights from E bay and one of them was flashing from the start, I found the driver was at fault. As the supplier just sent a replacement I removed the driver and replaced it with a DC to DC converter and now run it from a 12 volt battery. The lamp actually only draws 20 watts not the 80 as it is supposed to but still lights up most of the garden a lot brighter than the 500 watt one it replaced.

does the reflector not risk shorting out the led?

I have a couple R7S halogen replacement LED bulbs. Apparently 10 watt. 3 cob modules in the bulb. 24 chips a piece. White plastic with aluminium heat sink on the back. 78mm. Would there be similarities with that 10w power supply module inside? Is there somewhere I could post pictures for you to lend your expertise to a lowly noobie?

pretty light for this. in fact, LED the CRI need the light efficiency/diode quantity/wave length/light angles etc.

Where do you find these LEDs? AliExpress? What do you search? All I can find are screw in bulb replacements

I had no idea Servisol did thermal paste. I've only ever used Servisol Super 10 and Foam Cleanser 30

Does the ALU reflector piece in this things make a difference? I' mean, the light source is right UNDER the reflector, not like a bulb lamp for example.

I know...old video. That ack'd, My fix with a 12VDC LED would be to just add a coax connector mounted to the external case and power the light using an external wall-wart 12VDC adapter. Would be easier and possibly faster to perform the mod, possibly cheaper, removes the PSU as a source of heat in the metal case, and generally safer for an outdoor light. In fact, I'd simply (if needed) enlarge one of the LED case power lead holes and install the coax connector there (or run a two-lead wire out to a sleeved water-resistant coax connector like a dongle kind of thing) and thus eliminate the entire PSU case, making it a VERY thin light.

The problem with all these LED floodlights is that you have provide an additional terminal box for the loose lead since there is no provision for connecting the supply cable unless you bodge it.