First 4ft led tube failure.

[Les Macaulay]

I am always raving about how led tubes will be much more reliable than fluorescent tubes.
My first failure has shown after only 3 months. Approx 9 inches of the tube leds extinguish for a second then relight but not repeating for long.
My question is ,"how common is this in the vast experience of our forum?

 

[static zap]

My 24W 4ft Luceco (BG) (130Deg)
Still gong strong 7 months on.
( Some numpty put 1 back in upside down)

 

[chris gray]

I’ve spent the last week swapping last years luceco floodlights on different sites as they’ve all failed! Using jcc this time.

 

[static zap]

.....swapping last years luceco floodlights.....

Were they 30W ones ? ( ..30B40-01)
As they do seem to run pretty hot !
(picked up 1x cheap now I know why !)

 

[ipf]

Found it with one or two, very rarely, though. It seems to
to be a faulty diode in a particular section, usually affecting the others, resulting in the section dimming variably. You're always going to get the odd fault...replace the fitting and, with confidence, hope for the best.

 

[Toneyz]

We had to fit some 8-foot ones where parts stopped working.

 

[Les Macaulay]

Were they 30W ones ? ( ..30B40-01)
As they do seem to run pretty hot !
(picked up 1x cheap now I know why !)

It would be good if manufacturers could see some of the posts re their product.

 

[Toneyz]

Why is it when you take something back to the wholesalers and ask if they had a lot of returns of said product answer is no we don't get returns. I said upfront once to a lighting rep that came to see us before we installed thousands of pounds of their lighting about failures I said don't B.S..t me as you always get a few and he had to admit usually get a few mostly drivers.

 

[Les Macaulay]

Why is it when you take something back to the wholesalers and ask if they had a lot of returns of said product answer is no we don't get returns. I said upfront once to a lighting rep that came to see us before we installed thousands of pounds of their lighting about failures I said don't B.S..t me as you always get a few and he had to admit usually get a few mostly drivers.

Any electronics can fail early, I suppose, so we as a trade will eventually know by experience how reliable led tubes are.
Thanks for your comments.

 

[FatAlan]

Why is it when you take something back to the wholesalers and ask if they had a lot of returns of said product answer is no we don't get returns. I said upfront once to a lighting rep that came to see us before we installed thousands of pounds of their lighting about failures I said don't B.S..t me as you always get a few and he had to admit usually get a few mostly drivers.

Nice interrogation technique although in this day and age it could be considered oppressive and therefore not admissible