96 LED OFF ROAD CURVED LIGHTBAR - GROUPS OF LEDS ARE OUT

96 LED OFF ROAD CURVED LIGHTBAR - GROUPS OF LEDS ARE OUT - REPAIR FIX

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3 жыл бұрын

A customer brought in this off road light bar with the complaint that some of the leds were out. Some of the components were physically damaged and after ordering some replacement coils and finding a replacement LED this unit is up and running again. I did re-secure all of the coils with a good amount of silicone to prevent future damage.
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@TampaTec 3 жыл бұрын

your digital microscope cam is grade A. 👍

@JahanZeb1976 3 жыл бұрын

Wonderful repair. You have a great repair channel.

@louiscormier12 Жыл бұрын

Amazing video, thank you!

@liftedmike7415 3 жыл бұрын

freaking awesome zoom in visuals!! and great editing!!

@jalal76 3 жыл бұрын

great job thanks

@oblioi 3 жыл бұрын

spot on,well done :o)

@bigdog8882 3 жыл бұрын

Love those solder tweezers

@samuraicheems4688 Жыл бұрын

I didn't see how you attached the missing led chip and where you sourced it thank u . mike t maine

@johanbooysen3508 3 жыл бұрын

Hello, what type of microscope do you use and what is the best buy out there for micro repairs. Thank you very much for your videos! Johan.

@zaprodk 3 жыл бұрын

It's interesting they didn't use the solder pads on each end of the boards. Maybe they figured out running 15A trough the tracks of the outermost board was a good idea :D

@GiooKills 3 жыл бұрын

So in an application like this would a heat gun be better than a soldering iron? I was looking to fix the led bar on my roof rack because I had 3 leds go dim and 1 completely out. Just wasn’t sure how to get them soldered since the whole back side is metal

@norcal715 3 жыл бұрын

A heat gun will melt the LED before it is unsoldered. You have to heat the aluminum substrate they are mounted on.

@GiooKills 3 жыл бұрын

@@norcal715 what did you use to heat it?

@davidrhelmick72 3 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty experienced in diy 12v wiring and misc in vehicles.i found a heavy 10 bulb led light that had a plastic housing with a huge magnet on the base.I could not find an on/off switch ,it did not work when I plugged it in so I disassembled it and realized that two electric motors ran the up and down and the left and right position from a remote controll or blue tooth idk lol anyhow I ran the light straight to a battery (only the light)and it worked great.The next day I waited until dark to show my son and it no longer worked,I currently do not have test equipment but everything looked good even the board,I tried everything and Im really bummed out over it

@norcal715 3 жыл бұрын

That's weird, maybe temperature related. I just don't have an answer. Sorry

@davidrhelmick72 3 жыл бұрын

@@norcal715 once a week I pick it up,hook it up,try to get it to light up,I give up,then I put it back up!lol I'm having a hard time getting over it...

@cobra646 3 жыл бұрын

I'm curious if this was a "high end" light bar or a cheap one. I'd imagine there is a huge range of price points for these things. It seems like pretty poor quality and a little bit of work could make it much more robust.

@WoodenNickleFarms Жыл бұрын

What flux are you using ?

@barryg41 3 жыл бұрын

Off roading seems to be a bit tough on coils. I wonder if military grade would hold up better. The others will break in tough terrain soon. Maybe not. 🙃🤔

@whodatdere1 3 жыл бұрын

There is not a "mil spec" one per say. But Norcal did the right thing in ordering a AEC-Q*** listed part. It is about the best you will get for the automotive industry in general. They usually cost more, but if you work on anything automotive always look for that standard. :)

@barryg41 3 жыл бұрын

@@whodatdere1 hey thanks for that info. Totally ignorant on the auto spec. 👍

@whodatdere1 3 жыл бұрын

@@barryg41 I wouldn't blame ignorance at all! Been in the electronics industry over half my life (20 years) and only learned of the "automotive standard" by accident a couple years ago when I laughed at some overpriced capacitors and wondered what was special about AEC, now I know what to spec for some of those harsher jobs. In all reality most components will be satisfactory these days with due care and attention. After all, every electronic item needs a weakness. Can't generate revenue by only selling one to a person in a lifetime :P

@HarjitHans83 3 жыл бұрын

My nightrider led working only 3 out of 14. What should I do?

@norcal715 3 жыл бұрын

Usually the individual LEDs are grouped on many different boards (just a few LEDs per group). Do a visual inspection looking for corrosion, or physically broken parts.