Repairing an energy-saving lamp with your own hands
Repair of an energy-saving lamp with your own hands is not only possible, but also actively promoted by users on social networks and the media. The reason is simple - manufacturers made a mistake by releasing a durable product capable of working 4-5 for years. To stay in the trend - not to lose annual income, the manufacturer deliberately spoils its own products.
How so? Let's put it on the shelves:
- An energy-saving lamp is an electronic device consisting of a lamp with a spiral, a base and a microcircuit controlling the power supply.
- The listed components are manufactured at various plants and delivered to assembly lines to dozens of companies. Final enterprises assemble the design, put their own logo and launch the goods on sale.
- Yes. With a probability of 99% between the brands Light Offer, Philips or no Name, there is no difference. Only the price.
- Expensive energy-saving lamps have been operating for 5 or more years, and cheap housekeepers burn out in the first year of service. Just on 10-30 day after the end of the warranty.
Repairing an energy-saving lamp with your own hands
The trick in the control chip. More precisely, in one resistor, which according to the characteristics does not meet the stated requirements. The component of the circuit simply overheats and burns out. The 1R0 resistor on the 1 Ohm, with a penny value, forces the user to throw away the burnt lamp and buy a new one.
The procedure for treating energy-saving lamps is simple:
A seam is visible between the base and the bulb, into which a flat screwdriver is inserted. Without sudden movements, slightly rocking the screwdriver, the design, like a nesting doll, opens. The chip will be on the side of the cap. The resistors on the board are signed. Taking a multimeter, it is easy to verify that the author is correct. Experts recommend soldering an 1R2 resistor with an 1,2 ohm resistance. Without assembling the design together, the lamp is easy to check by applying voltage.