LED Ceiling Light

Bunko · 11 Oct 2022 at 21:07

Hoping someone more clued up than myself can help me out. I have two LED ceiling lights (which I've been told I'm responsible for) in the living room and one stopped working. I thought it might be the LED board but after swapping the LED driver from one to the other it seems it's the driver that has stopped working. I was hoping it'd be cheaper to just replace the driver but I can't seem to find a similar one anywhere. Can anyone help looking at the photo? Thanks.

BUDFORCE · 11 Oct 2022 at 21:11

eBay.

You can get one like that about £6. Just search for led driver.

Bunko · 11 Oct 2022 at 21:18

With the same push down connections for the wires that are already in place? Any chance you could link to one like the above?

BUDFORCE · 13 Oct 2022 at 07:50

@Bunko

Cut.

kaku · 13 Oct 2022 at 11:29

I don't think that one from eBay will work - it's specced for 12V DC output @ 2.5A but the original is 25-40V @ 450mA.

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior · 13 Oct 2022 at 11:48

Actually may not work , deleted

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior · 13 Oct 2022 at 11:54

21W 200-240V 500mA 28-42V Output Flicker Free BOKE Driver BK-BEL022

21W 200-240V 500mA 28-42V Output Flicker Free BOKE Driver especially designed for LED panels, LED downlights, LED panels and LED ceiling lights. A LED driver is responsible for transforming the alternating current from the mains into direct current suitable to make the LED chips glow. To find...

www.ledkia.com

Slight risk its 28-40v

BUDFORCE · 13 Oct 2022 at 14:35

kaku said:
I don't think that one from eBay will work - it's specced for 12V DC output @ 2.5A but the original is 25-40V @ 450mA.

Yea you are right I've removed the link.

Bunko · 13 Oct 2022 at 14:54

Thanks for looking guys, glad it's not just me struggling to find a replacement. I didn't expect it to be so difficult to change a light

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior said:
21W 200-240V 500mA 28-42V Output Flicker Free BOKE Driver BK-BEL022

21W 200-240V 500mA 28-42V Output Flicker Free BOKE Driver especially designed for LED panels, LED downlights, LED panels and LED ceiling lights. A LED driver is responsible for transforming the alternating current from the mains into direct current suitable to make the LED chips glow. To find...

www.ledkia.com

Slight risk its 28-40v

With shipping it'd work out at nearly £30 for 1 so could be on par with just replacing the whole light fixture at that rate

jpaul · 13 Oct 2022 at 17:18

maybe £8 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chanzon-Constant-Current-Lighting-Transformer/dp/B01N6U6A4E?th=1
~~I'd look at panel to see if 450mA is OK~~

Bunko said:
Hoping someone more clued up than myself can help me out. I have two LED ceiling lights (which I've been told I'm responsible for)

I can understand having to replace sub £5 led bulbs in conventional fittings, but for more expensive kit, owner should be responsible , wear and tear

Reuben klang · 13 Oct 2022 at 17:57

Go to your local electric wholesaler and hand it over. Get a new one and fit it.

Mr.Cookie · 13 Oct 2022 at 21:02

you said you've been told your responsible for, is it your place or rented?

Tony Edwards · 13 Oct 2022 at 23:09

Mr.Cookie said:
you said you've been told your responsible for, is it your place or rented?

Could it be her indoors?

Bunko · 14 Oct 2022 at 06:54

Yeah it's a rented property and when I mentioned the light had stopped working I got told it was my responsibility to replace which I wouldn't have minded if it was simply a lightbulb swap. It may well have been in the contract but I couldn't tell you off the top of my head.

jpaul said:
maybe £8 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chanzon-Constant-Current-Lighting-Transformer/dp/B01N6U6A4E?th=1
~~I'd look at panel to see if 450mA is OK~~

I can understand having to replace sub £5 led bulbs in conventional fittings, but for more expensive kit, owner should be responsible , wear and tear

There is no information on the panel which is a pain. I'm half tempted to just replace the whole thing with the about of messing about I've done but your link does look like it might just work as long as it's easy to connect to the wires already in place.

Reuben klang said:
Go to your local electric wholesaler and hand it over. Get a new one and fit it.

Probably a good idea, I was just hoping it'd be easier to buy online somewhere but seems not to be the case :cry:

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior · 14 Oct 2022 at 12:06

I would go back to agent and say its a fixture which has failed and not a replaceable bulb.
Your contact will probably mention having a working bulb in all locations but not that your responsible for fixings.

MassiveJim · 15 Oct 2022 at 12:57

Mercenary Keyboard Warrior said:
I would go back to agent and say its a fixture which has failed and not a replaceable bulb.
Your contact will probably mention having a working bulb in all locations but not that your responsible for fixings.

This was my thought too.
Perhaps the letting agent has misunderstood the problem and thinks it is just a bulb that has blown ?

jpaul · 15 Oct 2022 at 14:08

Realised the amazon link I gave has a chinese sellers address, maybe stuff is warehoused inside the uk though

Reuben klang · 15 Oct 2022 at 19:17

Bunko said:
Probably a good idea, I was just hoping it'd be easier to buy online somewhere but seems not to be the case

It’s a great idea! It’s a nightmare trying to source stuff like that online.

silverblack · 15 Oct 2022 at 19:37

Try google lens on your phone,came up with loads of results.

jpaul · 15 Oct 2022 at 21:26

silverblack said:
Try google lens on your phone,came up with loads of results.

does it give you a UK supplier for less than £10 inc P&P ... if so you win the prize.