Aerogarden Ultra LED blinking or strobing grow lights repair

[budm]

Re: Aerogarden Ultra LED blinking or strobing grow lights repair

"First off there is a 120V AC going through that little wire to that LED panel! " That is due to the little blue disk cap between Hot and Cold side.

[CapLeaker]

Re: Aerogarden Ultra LED blinking or strobing grow lights repair

Having the heat sink over the caps like that, will cook 'em good and they don't like that. I hate it when the caps are under a heat sink like that, as it always spells trouble.

[stj]

Re: Aerogarden Ultra LED blinking or strobing grow lights repair

i would be tempted to relocate the psu to the outside.

[CapLeaker]

Have an Aerogarden Ultra here. All growing light LED's in the panel are blinking.
It started with an occasional blink here and there, but a day later it was strobing like crazy.

First off there is a 120V AC going through that little wire to that LED panel! Take it apart and there is a little PSU hidden in there. Three Chmec? 25V 1500uF caps looking pregnant and their guts out. Going to do a full recap with Panasonic FR and that should take care of that.