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LEDs burning out suddenly after several months of use
Hello,
I have a very simple solar setup in my cabin where I power 5 4w mr16 LED lights as well as my laptop and phone charger directly off a 12v battery. There are two 185 w panels so the battery is pretty much always charged fully.
Anyway, I've had this setup since December and everything has worked wonderfully up until the last two weeks. My LEDs have been more or less burning out. They flicker a bit between normal brightness and being dim and eventually they stay dim and continue to flicker a little. They are now just about as bright as a birthday cake candle or so. All thar I can think of is that the demise if these bulbs has coincided with longer days and brighter sunshine as winter here in Massachusettts is quickly giving way to spring. I need to replace these bulbs but I'm trying to understand and correct what is wrong with my system first. I'm pretty new to off grid solar and DIY electrical work in general but like I said, it seemed to be just fine for months.
Any insight that anyone has would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you! -Derek
I have a very simple solar setup in my cabin where I power 5 4w mr16 LED lights as well as my laptop and phone charger directly off a 12v battery. There are two 185 w panels so the battery is pretty much always charged fully.
Anyway, I've had this setup since December and everything has worked wonderfully up until the last two weeks. My LEDs have been more or less burning out. They flicker a bit between normal brightness and being dim and eventually they stay dim and continue to flicker a little. They are now just about as bright as a birthday cake candle or so. All thar I can think of is that the demise if these bulbs has coincided with longer days and brighter sunshine as winter here in Massachusettts is quickly giving way to spring. I need to replace these bulbs but I'm trying to understand and correct what is wrong with my system first. I'm pretty new to off grid solar and DIY electrical work in general but like I said, it seemed to be just fine for months.
Any insight that anyone has would be greatly appreciated.
Thank you! -Derek
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