Why is it Not Patented? Wrap an LED Bulb with Electrical Tape and you'll be Amazed
Why is it Not Patented? Wrap an LED Bulb with Electrical Tape and you'll be Amazed
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Well... that's 3 minutes and 42 seconds of my life that I will never get back...
Lesson learnt. Don't waste time on these bogus Craft Idea videos. There is a documentary about them that brings to the table some interesting tit-bits of its own.
Euh... You forgot to add the time typing this 😅
Thanks you saved me
That is why I go to the reviews first. Thank you for going through the pain so I don't have to.
For some people, might be their entire life that they lose.
This Channel should be called "Creative Ways to Burning your House Down".
Or to get killed. The components are live in many countries with 230 volt AC.
My thoughts exactly
Também acho!
Y'all have your lights/lamps/ light sockets wired directly to the main electric line or what or you didn't bother with circuit breakers?? 😂
@@Marcia.Marcia.Marcia, a 15A breaker will not stop creative hands from putting something on fire.
So the description and thumbnail have nothing to do with what the actual video is about. Should be titled "How to sort of fix an LED bulb that may or may not start a fire." Don't try this at home kids 🤭
We wanted to show a creative DIY way to fix an LED bulb, but safety is always a priority! 🔥🚫.
This fix is probably guaranteed to start a fire
Change probably for certainly, don't mess with electricity like this, it only ends in a lot of drama ☠️
@@jameswalker5645wow, what a total wusse😅
This is totaly safe and wilö not create any fire
Yeah, that’s so much more convenient than throwing it away & buying a new one and if it burns your house down you’re screwed!
Don't leave lights on when you aren't awake or at home to catch any fire risk! Not everyone's house or contents cost so much to warrant disposing repairable electronics. The risk of fire is only there while energized so just don't use anything jury rigged without caution.
@@TheAnantaSesaIt’s foolish, no stupid to risk it for a $3 bulb.
Be aware that since the leds are in series, replacing one with a short (the foil) means the rest are individually handling about 11% more voltage than originally. You can get away with this much, but they'll run brighter and hotter than the were designed to, which will burn them out sooner. If you repeat the repair when another led goes, the remaining ones will be getting 25% overvoltage, and 42% if you do it a third time - which I suspect would burn them all out the moment you turn the bulb back on. But who knows, they might fool you and last long enough to melt the bulb housing and start a fire. If you decide to try that experiment do it someplace like the driveway, and definitely make a video to compete with the deep-fried turkey meltdowns.
Your choice is between having a bulb that doesn't work, and one that dies prematurely. Hmm... An LED bulb that gets hot enough to melt the housing? Not likely if you only do this once, which is all that's being advocated here.
@@Panglos Not worth taking the risk. The bulbs aren't that expensive compared to what damage a fire could cause.
@@Panglosa new bulb is a dollar. I don't think this is a good idea because of the way it's fixed. You're expecting non-soldered contact to last. It's reasonably likely to come loose when it heats up, and aluminum is a horrible conductor without solder because it oxidizes on the surface. A poor conduction can create a fire because resistance turns into heat.
thank you, I was wondering about this. Good to try it in someone else's house-preferably someone you don't like LOL
@@QalinaCom "Good to try it in someone else's house-preferably someone you don't like LOL". Thanks for the tip. LOL
I am never ceased to be amazed at how someone will risk a house fire to save a buck or two. I was curious as to how wrapping the bulb base would do anything aside from the obvious......but I've been click-baited!
That's why they always get a down-vote.
It's only for views. This guy probably doesn't use this garbage himself. There should be a disclaimer that this is dangerous.
Yes click baiter. Should have used that knife to cut off fingers, to end click baiting ever. How do I block a channel from showing up in my feed?
Mimimi
LED bulbs are so cheap now, and last so long (unless you buy crap) that this sort of "hack" is a total waste of time as well as a risk to anyone who doesn't understand what's going on. I have a nice big box of LED bulbs (like these, and GU10s) and I replace one maybe once every 16-18 months. Done. I'm not "fixing a damned thing with aluminum foil and tape. Literally not worth the time.
The comments added after watching this masterpiece of absurdity are priceless ! I laughed so much I thought i might be having a fit !
Haha! Glad you enjoyed the absurdity! 😄 Let me know if you try out the LED bulb hack!
"But Santa, why are you taking our Christmas tree?" "Well, Little Girl, there is a bulb that won't light up on one side." Never in a million years, did I think it was possible.
The people I dread the most are the ones with just enough knowledge to be dangerous.
Same ilk as the scientists who work on drones, AI, and gain of function virology.
a good man is capable and willing to do terrible things but doesn't do so unless absolutely necessary . A knife is both a tool and a weapon.
@@melodyfleck9368 Meanwhile you're on the other spectrum of Knowledge it seems. The negative one.
@@Adrian2140 No....... There is some truth to what melody is saying. The buffoons in the Wuhan lab were not following the strictest measures when doing the gain of function research. The three original virologist knew they were making a bio weapon, and it killed two the three within the first year. Patient zero was the lead virologist. Why would you capitalize "Knowledge" in the middle of a sentence like that? Are you on the spectrum?
A lot of people are saying...
Interesting fact: this guy's great grandfather invented the idea of putting a penny in a screw-in fuse socket. 😄
Underrated comment
LOL
Sadly, back in the 1980s, our "professional town electrician" did this on a circuit in the fire station. Four hours later, the fire station caught fire. No lives were lost. We were able to get all the in-service trucks out, but an antique truck was heavily damaged. It was eventually bought by a collector and rebuilt. As to the electrician, he died believing something else caused the fire; his bypassing the fuse had nothing to do with it...despite the wires inside the fusebox having melted.
*Figure (not fact).
A penny? Why? That's crazy talk! Fuses were practically made to accommodate a .22 long caliber round.
with the money this guy made from monetizing this video he can now buy hundreds of bulbs 👍🏽😎
He can now buy hundreds of LED bulbs to experiment with! 💡🤑
Bigger question is why 33k retafds upbote this sht
Pure genius....did you originally shock yourself before insulating the tweezers...lol?
Listen, I know LEDs are low voltage, but repairing a $2 lightbulb with aluminum foil is not something I'd do to my family.
Not if you love them
A lot of work for something that costs so little. I'd just replace it.
What if you’re to the point you can’t afford new bulbs. Say your on Government assistance. Something happens and no check. Good to know.
With low cos,high risk comes follow😅
I had to repair one, I'd just solder across the contacts.. No chance of foil getting hot that way.
Brought to you by the same guy who showed us how to make your own pacemaker using an old watch and an elastic band.
LMAO
@bvgb921 and the "Mexican jumping bean." that's important for defib recovery.
This reminds me of when l worked in an engineering company. And we got a new lad. I once gave one, an old empty small tin of oranges, filled it with a blue liquid, taped bits of string all around it, with penguin biscuit wrappers taped to the string. Told him it it was " a radioid pengitron!". And that the manager needed it immediately at our other plant, 5 minutes down the road. And off he went. Well. Now l feel like that kid.
This totally worked! I was able to collect the insurance claim with no issue after the electrical fire. With that money I was able to move to a place with new bulbs. Thanks!
A lot of people in the comments complaining about the potential fire risk. Actually, any risk can easily be avoided with this simple trick: _You'll need a calculator, some insulating tape, a large metal tin, some rubber hose, a small wire brush and a little lemon juice. Put all of those items in a thick, heavy bag with a strong handle and hand them to a good friend. Now ask your friend to beat you around the head repeatedly with the bag until you go out and buy a new bulb, you penny-pinching moron. See? Simple!_
Now THIS would make a good video.
ha ha ha
🤣
I was thinking something along those lines too. I'll mess with wood, carpet, doorknobs and picture hanging hacks, but def draw the line at electricity!!!!!
Sometimes the 99 cent store or Costco runs a sale such as a 10 pack for a dollar because the local power company subsidizes the cost. They practically free...
I *WOULD* be amazed if I actually saw him wrap a bulb with electrical tape like the title states.
I have the same question.🤔🤣
Clickbait
yet nobody reports the fact that the title and picture are clickbait, I always report the spam/misleading text
@@mumrah73 I reported it as “Misinformation” and in the details wrote: “Video suggests a very dangerous way of doing an incomplete, unreliable and possibly unsafe repair of an LED light bulb. An inexperienced viewer could easily be electrocuted or cause a fire or other harm by following the advice of this video. Also, the title and thumbnail are misleading.”
@@ethanlamoureux5306Thanks, but unfortunately, here it is 2 days later & it's still up. I'll try tagging it & then I'll also click on the "do not recommend this channel"
Even if we ignore any potential fire risk, a new bulb costs like $2… that’s money I would happily pay instead of even starting this “repair” process.
I understand your concern about the cost, but this method is a creative alternative for those looking to save money 💡.
Former Addict of Gus Fring's Crystal Blue takes his former skills to morph into Mad Bulb Scientist! He's ruining them all...& laughing straight to the bank! *NEXT AT 5!*
Why stop at just electrical tape? Try adding some glitter for a truly dazzling effect! 💡✨
Are you sure this will not start a fire ? If it does you can say: "Well, my house burned down, but I definitely saved a few bucks on a new lightbulb" !!! ................ Never do this, it is simply too dangerous.
impossible to start a fire stop spreading your ignorance!!
Reminds me of the old style fuse box we had at home years ago. When the power goes out and you don't have a spare fuse, we would use a tin foil from a pack of cigarettes to wrap the fuse until we can get a new one in the morning. Many houses burned down using this method because it defeats the purpose of having a fuse in the first place from circuit overload. Things break down for a reason. Just my thought.
This guy must work for Big Fuse an industry just as insidious as Big Pharma. Keep a roll of pennies next to that ancient fuse box. I just saved you a panel change.
The bulb will heat up, the tape will fall off, the foil will short out another part of the circuit possibly at full voltage and sparks will fly. At least solder the jumper in place.
At least solder the jumper in place...👍.
This is dangerous. Just buy a new bulb.
Tomorrow's lesson: Why you should have the fire department phone number on speed dial!
Maybe "day before's lesson." 😀
Need speed dial for 911?😅
Wrong. You need to get a bucket of water for electrical fires. To be extra safe, make a small fire, fill the bucket, and put it on the fire for a few minutes. Take your shoes and socks off and stand in it, because the bucket has been on the fire, the water will be warm (for your comfort) that should help also because the fire won't be able to burn your feet, so you can run away if there is an electrical fire. Speaking of which, make sure you replace the fuses in your electrical box with cutlery, as the better connection will ensure you get better quality electricity (you can use the water bucket on the fire while you do this. Make sure you record the whole thing with your phone, so you will get rich from any youtube videos you make of it :)
@@FastBowtie388somebody that does this, yes they do. And probably someone to remind them to breathe in and out!
@@oscargoldman85I poured 91% rubbing alcohol all over my feet and lit them off because my athletics foot was driving me absolute bonkers and nothing was working. It got way hotter than I expected and now it looks like I shaved my ankles 😂. No itching yet after 18 hours. Oh, if you do decide to try it- make sure the bathtubs already filled with water because it doesn't go out in its own as fast as you'd think. Hope this helps.
The same shop that sold you the tweezers and the tape would have also sold you small isolated pliers, which were much safer to use. Also you don't replace the bad LED tin foil but with a resistor of the same resistance (such a resistor costs a few cent). Finally putting super glue on top of things is totally pointless; super glue only works well as a thin layer between two hard materials; the correct glue would have been epoxy but even nail polish would have done a better job.
they would have sold him a new bulb too
@@Reds_Scrapyard yeah but what if you're on lock down and you can't get out of your house because of all the illegal unvented terrorists have taken over your city?
I'm retired television technician, it's safer to SOLDER in a tiny resistor across the terminals and I used to do this with LED backlights that went open circuit.
If you have the resources to spend money on a set of pliers, you probably would have turned this video off after about 35 seconds.
It's also easy to solder in an actual LED.
Well done. You got your light working and "saved" a bulb worth a buck or two but at what real risk/cost to your family, yourself, house, etc. ?
You're right, safety should always come first! Make sure to handle electrical projects with caution and follow proper safety measures. 🔌💡
@@CreativeHacker7 Except you just made a video advocating a super dangerous practice. So wtf are you talking about?
Not really a fire risk unless you're screwing with the mains side of the board, that and it has a fusable link. The real issues is with a jumper you're overvolting the rest of the led in series which will shorten their life drastically. Overall though not worth doing basic LED bulbs literally only cost like a dollar and twenty cents.
@@McPickleness Just covering his ass for legal liability while pumping out BS content for views.
Seems you could do this repair safely if you soldered a resistor with an equal value to the LED in its place
That's a clever idea! 💡 Thanks for sharing your suggestion!
As several others pointed out, there's a half dozen ways this can go really bad. Hope the smoke detectors have good batteries in them. On another note, the capacitor on that board looked like it is close to done as well. The top was showing a little bulge and the shrink wrap label was pulling down from the top.
You mean the ceiling birds? They still alive and chirpin but I don't know what they eat
what on earth are you bullshitting about@@ImAlxxy
re: "here's a half dozen ways this can go really bad." Um, name a couple, please.
@@uploadJ - It would be a pleasure. Because I am feeling generous today, I'll give you three. Replacing that LED with a wire lowers the voltage drop and increases the current in that circuit. This will generate more heat and increase the load on the power supply, possibly beyond its design specs. Aluminum foil is a very thin conductor and not meant to carry a lot of current. There is an excellent chance of heating, possibly a fire. That aluminum foil was only taped down. Not the best possible connection and another source for heat. As the joint heats, it will loosen that plastic tape. That will loosen the joint further leading to more resistance and more heating. Could make a fire. This is a bad idea all the way around.
@@uplinktruck re: "Replacing that LED with a wire lowers the voltage drop and increases the current in that circuit. " Luv you guys that don't understand the use of constant-current driving circuits ... missing one LED voltage drop would make very little difference, Dunning-Kruger, who just learned electronics a few years back?
Hi there for those folks inspired by this video. Leds have non-linear voltampere characteristics (current increases dramatically fast with little increase in voltage), that is why they cant'be fed with volatge source directly. AFAIR there are 3 types of led lamps drivers: 1) SMPS which is usually a constant DC current source (the power supply variates voltage within a certain range to maintain stable current). This type can be easily recognised as the schematics has an inductor (coil) next to a driver chip. In this case it is ok to shorten 1 or several burnt diodes and the driver will still maintain sstable current. Please note that the power supply can vary valtage within a certain rage(depends on the schematics desing) . When you short led the power supply decreases the voltage to maintain stable current. At some point if you short too many leds the necessary voltage may fall below the power supply range and it will try but fail to provide proper led current and this will burn the diodes. Shorting 1 or 2 is usually ok. 2) Linear driver. This also maintains constant DC current (so current won't increase if you shorten broken leds) but it has lower efficency than the SMPS and the amount of heat it produces will not decrease if you shorten broken leds (due to the nature of linear driver). 3) The cheapest and the worst one is the driver where the leds feed directly from AC through a current-limiting capicitor. These lamps have 50/60 Hz pulsations - painful to look at. Note that it is not a constant current driver, it only limits the current, and shortening a led will lead to the increase amount of current so the burnt diode is to be replaced by a resistor (or u can recalculate the limiting capacitor). As this driver does not stabilize current, these lamps are sensitive to AC input voltage. The main reason for the led bulbs to die is heat. You cannot fool physics. Led bulbs normally don't have enough heatsink to remove heat from inside the lamp. Best leds can withstand high temps but eventually they wil degrade. Cheap leds will degrade fast. The vandors try squeezing as much ligh as posible for the price, often sacrificing leds quality/ proper thermal modes. The LED efficiency is decreasing with current increase and vice versa. That means that dropping current by lets say 20% you will receive ~18% less ligh but it will lessen the temperature and will dramatically increase life expectancy. I did this to some of my lamps and they seem cool and happy now. The same thing as in CPU/GPU industry - enthusiasts undervolt their devices far more often nowadays as it will increase efficiency and lower temps. The most important:Please don't try at home what you saw from this video, especially if you don't understand what is written here. You can die :) Led lamps are different, you can't just do this with any lamp, you must have some expertise in electronics and be completely aware of what you are doing and why. Please don't mess with electricity. It is totally not worth it. (If you ask why I did this - ok is part of my hobby and 15 years of experience in electronics.
I run my LED's at 15-70% because of the heat / lifespan issue.
100% dead on correct! With even a brief guide on led types and their voltage jumps/shorts reactions!! I don't think that it could have been said any better, (without going into a 10pg detailed manual of course, lol)! props 2 you my friend!! 😉😆🤯🥳💥💯💥😎
Friggin incredible to see a comment or reply that's actually informative and factual without
Got cut off lol. You stated facts, made sense, we're incredibly informative and didn't have to be a smart ass about it or bash anybody, had a view of both sides of the issue(should you or shouldn't you do it), advised people of the danger, reminded them to be safe and taught me something in the process. You sir are awesome! We need more people like you in this world. Nice to see someone wanting to share their knowledge with people without being a pompous dick about it.
The statements are 99.9% correct, I can confirm this as an electronics engineer. LEDs are getting better from year to year, but the manufacturers install the cheapest ones (cost-profit analysis). However, the safety of human life should be valued more highly here. What does a new lamp cost compared to a deadly danger!
By the time this video was over I drove to the store, bought a pack of new bulbs, returned home, and replaced the bad one.
Another video by Joe Safety. Joe Safety also says, "Always cut toward yourself."
As the LEDs are obviously wired in series, each LED is dissipating a defined voltage. Take one of them out of the circuit and the remaining LEDs need to absorb that additional voltage leading to additional LED burning out. Just like the old incandescent Christmas tree lights with shunts built in.
LED are a resistive load... so they only consume the electricity they need...
@@nickdannunzio7683 its depends on the type of the driver and the power factor.
LED drivers work as constant current source. So the current stays the same and just the overall voltage of the whole string will be lower. If you stay in reasonable range(only 1-2LEDs bridged), it will work 100% fine
@@lukasandrysik3666 OK, that makes sense. I initially had the same thought as the OP, because normally when you rig up LEDs you use a constant voltage and choose the resistor to make the current correct (accounting for the drop over the LEDs). In that case, removing the drop of an LED could be a problem....maybe a big problem if most of the drop was over the LEDs and not over the resistor (which is what you want for efficiency). But sure, it makes sense a production bulb would have a smarter and more robust design than that.
That's consistent with my observations about these LED lamps.@@lukasandrysik3666
This is a fire hazard. You are now overdriving the other LEDs, they get hotter, and can burn up the components inside!! DO NOT DO THIS.
....unless you WANT to burn down your house... :)
I agree, removing one LED will increase the voltage to the other LED's and could over heat the mini transformer. Good hack but NOT SAFE -- DO NOT DO THIS --
It's perfectly safe all that will happen is the next bulb burns no fire will happen
@@jamesprather1723 Please do this then and tell us what happens. This is a fire hazard waiting to happen.
How much resistance do you think a led that size has.
It's in a series circuit not a parallel. Nice idea. I always wondered.
You're right! It's a series circuit, not parallel. Thanks for watching! 💡👍
New video title 'Insurance Claim 101: How to burn your house down while you're away with guarantied results'
Just replace the Bulb. Why risk something going wrong and causing a fire.
like the LED's getting brighter and heating up because he removed one of the voltage drops in the circuit?
He saved $2 on a new bulb, now he's looking for a new house what with that fire
The bigger question for me why he wouldn't have just disconnected the bulb from the electrical circuit.
just repair the bulb so you don't have to buy another.
@@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 Because we're not dirt poor goat farmers like you.
Yes, you too can hack an LED light bulb, save an entire dollar, and introduce a fire hazard to the very place your kids are sleeping. This needs to be taken down.
In series, circuit is not in parallel. Still need proper resistance at jumped location.
Adding the proper resistance at the jumped location is crucial for safety and efficiency! 💡👍
To people claiming this is dangerous: please elaborate how as I do this myself (using soldering) and I never thought this could be unsafe. The voltage across these diodes is scaled down (voltage across each diode is less than 5 volts) and any short in the circuitry exposed on top where the diodes are located can only burn out more diodes and in the worse case burn out the transformer in the base. The heat generated by these light bulbs is minimal so the extra heat generated by the remaining LEDs as they run brighter because of the missing LED does not seem like a fire hazard. You can argue the effort is wasted since a replacement costs only a few bucks and the remaining LEDs will burn out faster because of the extra current but my question is about the safety risks involved.
at last someone with a lick of sense.😸
It's great to hear your perspective on the safety aspect of this DIY project. It's important to consider all angles when working with electronics.
I agree with all of that, simply start buying incandescents when possible, I am living proof that they out last these crappy LED bulbs, dont care about the power consumption, I can say that my power bill has plummeted, 70, no 80 cents annually when compared to incans
Except you do not do it yourself BECAUSE you are soldering it which was the issue all along, the need to create a permanent path that conducts well instead of that joke in the video.
@@GilmoreStrat Meh, disagree completely. I hate throwing away the LED bulbs, but in practically all cases where decent quality, major brand bulbs were suitable for the lamp/enclosure/etc they were placed in, they last long enough that their reduction in power consumption, more than pays for the bulb's cost. This was not the case many years ago when LED bulbs were much more expensive, but today most common bulb form factors are very inexpensive. However unlike what is shown in the video, most LED bulb failure I've observed were from the driver failing, not one of the LEDs, and often the driver in decent quality bulbs is potted and not reasonable to repair.
Burn your house down in 3 easy steps. Just go buy another light bulb!!!!!!
What was the super glue for? You put it on the tape, which the sticky side of the tape prevents the superglue from getting between the tape and buln, so it cannot help it stay in place.
actually this combination is super strong - if some glue comes under
I simply scraped the area well and applied a bridge of solder much easier .
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Allah the Most Merciful said in Surah Ali-Imran : Behold, the only [true] religion in the sight of God is [man's] self-surrender unto Him; and those who were vouchsafed revelation aforetime took, out of mutual jealousy, to divergent views [on this point] only after knowledge [thereof] had come unto them. But as for him who denies the truth of God's messages - behold, God is swift in reckoning! Thus, [O Prophet,] if they argue with thee, say, "I have surrendered my whole being unto God, and [so have] all who follow me!" - and ask those who have been vouchsafed revelation aforetime, as well as all unlettered people, "Have you [too] surrendered yourselves unto Him?" And if they surrender themselves unto Him, they are on the right path; but if they turn away - behold, thy duty is no more than to deliver the message: for God sees all that is in [the hearts of] His creatures. 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I wonder, if you're soldering, perhaps put in a replacement LED? The trick would be to figure out which LED, and keeping a supply of most-needed LEDs. Also wondering how easily the plastic bulb pops off and pops back on. More super glue?
In the US, these bulbs can be had for $1.25 all day long. I don't waste much either, but this is not something most people should try just to save a dollar.
I believe this guy who made the video is just a failed hand model and had to show the world his perfectly manicured fingers.
Maybe my hands are just too good for patents! 💅🏼💡
Now I lay me down to sleep, I pray the LED to keep.
Now your LED will sleep soundly, wrapped in electrical tape! 😄💡
As someone who has a mix of old aluminum and copper wiring in my house, aside from the dangers everyone else has pointed out, having copper and aluminum directly connected like that and running house current through it can cause sparking, which will only accelerate your path to a house fire with this "fix".
It's only ~2 v across each LED, but still, this is a stupid idea.
The danger with mixing the aluminum and copper wiring in a house isn’t because of the metals themselves, but because any connection that isn’t very good will allow the aluminum to start to oxidize and build up a resistive layer that gets hot and can start a fire
If that were the case there would be fires all over the place every day, you would literally see houses burning everywhere. It's bs. They occasionally burn down because drunks pass out while smoking in bed.
@@smokeydiamond489 Nobody smokes in bed anymore. You seem to be convinced mixed copper and aluminum wiring is ubiquitous, is that what you're trying to say?
The larger problem is that the aluminum is already oxide covered and even a worse conductor by just being laid on the contacts, not even sufficient pressure. However, it is most likely to just cause a fault where the bulb stops working again. It would not spark much if at all because of the low voltage difference between the contacts and even if it did, that heat would quickly degrade the tape and glue and open the circuit. It is different when the voltage is still mains 110V/220V and much more current capacity.
I applaud you sir! You are not constrained by common sense nor by fear. You choose the path that most fear to tread. Never let a thing so paltry as electricity stop you. Carry on...carry on!
I think he'll get a Darwin Award for it.
Yeah, a bit of lecy tape around the tweezers. All good mate. No chance of accidental death. 😂😂🤣🤣
Said the fire department chief.
Your just cheap
One more slap
Dude, you should encorporate this technology to a few componants on your motherboard... Thanks...
*incorporate
Thanks for the comment
i could have gone to the store & bought a new bulb & still have time to do useful things.
Why buy when you can DIY? 😉🔧
It is a shame that you don't understand time. Doing the repair properly would literally take two minutes. You would still be watching youtube videos two minutes from now otherwise, not even on your way to the store yet, lol. What is this strange nonsense these days about actually lifting your arms to do a thing, where spending a whopping two minute makes someone try to pretend it is arduous when it is about the same amount of work as putting your shoes and socks on?
I’ll take “stupid ways to start a fire for $200 Alex”.
The capacitor appears to be bulging as if it's ready to explode. When you run something like that by bypassing a light you then begin to overtax the rest of the components. I'd think its best to keep spare bulbs that go out as spare parts and install a new led
saw that cap as well and was thinking same... that's a pop waiting to happen...
@@CaptainSeamusand when and if that happens nothing other than the light going dark will happen . Oh no!
@@billpii6314 : *Electrical caps usually short when "popped." Blown caps are usually the cause of other blown components in a circuit.*
Look carefully at the "bulge". Note the symmetry. It's a part of the manufacturing process, not an indication of impending failure. Any bulge present on an aluminium can type capacitor will be at the lead end, which is a rubber/neoprene disc. Always has been, always will be. Check one from an old (valve/tube) radio. Some have a manufactured blow-out point, which can be seen as a small round mound on the surface of the rubber surface.
@@blijj3450 : *Those scores on top are to allow for heat expansion and any bulge is an indication of an electrolytic capacitor having increased ESR, causing the increasing temperature, which means it is defective and needs replacing; any **_"symmetry"_** is because of those scores. Old electrolytic capacitors have catastrophic results when gone bad and LED bulbs do not use antique capacitors for an obvious reason; they are old.*
This is like a meaningless dream I’d wake up experiencing, struggling to understand but, in actuality, had stopped breathing because of apnea.
It's like discovering a hidden treasure in a dream! 😄💡
Thanks, this could come in handy if I dont have access to a new bulb. I wonder how long the other old parts will last now that they have more power coming to them..
It's great to hear that you found the tip useful! Just be sure to keep an eye on those old parts with the increased power 💡🔧.
Does this also work if you do the job inside, or must it be done on the grass? What about tape colour?
hahahaha good one!!!
Don’t be ridiculous, of course you have to do it on grass. Wouldn’t he have done it on a table or anything else more practical if it was possible…
I've only ever worked with LED bulbs on grass. I was just curious.
Do everything on grass.
Well, my neighbours did object to our dog taking a shit on their lawn. But, in principle, yes.
i like fixing things too, but light bulbs are too cheap for the risk. whatever burnt out the one component will come for another, and maybe get hot
Think bigger, friend. Repairing this diverts plastic from landfills, which makes it worthwhile.
@@BluetheRaccoon Yes, please do this with one of your bulbs. Later you can tell us how the bulb caught fire since you're essentially bridging an incomplete circuit with a 100amp fuse and your house burned to the ground after the tape and glue melted.
@@BluetheRaccoon Well that depends. It looks as though these bulbs are in series, so now more voltage to smaller number of bulbs. May be overheating. Maybe fire. Maybe a whole bunch of waste from a fire going to landfill.
@@sarcasticguy4311 Impossible. The LEDs are driven by a low voltage circuit at 28volts. That driver circuit can only handle a certain amount of current (which varies by the bulb design brightness, ie 40watt or 100watt equivalent). If the current draw of the LEDs goes above that, even by a short circuit of foil to some random part of the circuit, that driver will fail, stopping current.
@@javaman2883 You'd like to think so but you'd be surprised how easy it is to start an electrical fire.
I worked for two different electrical contractors doing just their labor (routing, pulling wire, installing simple switches and fixtures) and long story short, I don’t alter devices because I learned just enough to know that I could miscalculate things and live to regret it. So, nix for me on this “fix”.
It's always better to be safe than sorry when it comes to electrical work! Remember to always prioritize safety first. ⚡🔧
The flashing firetrucks light are all working fine as they putting out what left of yours house
Wrap an LED bulb with electrical tape and watch your creativity shine as bright as those firetruck lights! 🔥🚒
aunque son muy baratas y la reparación es más costosa, pues por el simple gusto de no contaminar y no contribuir al cambio climático esta técnica es buena. Aunque tira el led al pasto del jardín.
Pro tip - don't modify electronics while they are connected to mains power. Also short any capacitors first before you touch them after disconnecting - capacitors can keep a charge and give you a dangerous shock if you touch them, even after the device has been disconnected from mains power.
I'm not an electronics expert but as soon as I saw the power connected I thought, this could end badly. This is a really negligent video.
Yeah I reported it, looking through the other videos on this channel, the whole thing needs to go away. All the advice on this channel is danger.
The purpose of testing while ON was to detect the faulty LED with the tweezers, which is why he covered the tweezers in electrical tape.
@@DigitalIP Get a multimeter. They are less than $20. Doing this with tweezers with electrical tape on the couldn't possibly go wrong ever. Don't work on electronics while they are plugged in.
@@SheppyHand Yeah i know, i was just explaining his use of electrical taped tweezers though.
Before you do this, make sure you watch a how-to video on going to the store and buying a new bulb. Those are equally informative and the results are great!
That's a great tip! Feel free to check out the results of wrapping an LED bulb with electrical tape in my video 😉👍.
This video was followed by a temu commercial,and it felt appropriate.
I think I'll just buy another bulb;; my time is worth more than $2.00.
Everything said about the dangers are absolutely correct! If you are a nerd like me, 1) you take a dead bulb (same type), de-solter a good LED (check resistance) and replace the bad one in the bulb you want to recycle. 2) measure the resistance with an ohm-meter across a good LED, get a resistor with the same rating and replace the dead LED. a) have the power off while pretending to be an electrical engineer b) know how to solter c) be retired like me or be bored out of your wits d) be desperate or smart about taking the savings and adding it to your 401k (cost of bulb ~$4.60, cost of resistor practically 0) e) satisfaction = priceless
this is not a problem if the regulator chip is a constant current mode regulator, which is common with strings of led cob smt strings
@@49erjohn Yeah, those would be the heavy and expensive ones from reputable brands from the west. This is clearly not one of them. The diffuser cap, to start with, is typical for Chinese junk. Next to that, it is extremely obvious this is an unregulated cheapest way to get the voltage down. You get zero points .... thanks for playing! 🤡
I agree with you
> know how to *solter* Know that it's solder.
thx :)@@planethedgehog2427
I did try to take a led bulb apart, but mine was glued on (I wonder why?). So his just popped off meaning he probably cleaned the surfaces of the glue and the bulb cover can be returned and snapped back into the base and hold it there somewhat...
Sounds like you may have found a new way to assemble the LED bulb! 💡👍
By the time I did all that, my checking account would have accrued enough interest to buy another bulb.
Wrap another bulb with tape and watch your savings grow! 💡💰
The Foil is what made the connection, not the tape. Give credit to the foil too LOL
I've repaired LED lamps with the same technique, only I put some solder on where the bad LED was. Works great!
Thank you. ❤ much easier. 🙏👍
That is the only proper way to do this fix. Putting aluminum foil in contact with no physical connection will fail quickly.
Yes, and once that piece of foil and tape (that wasn’t glued down) comes loose, it has a good chance of shorting out the rest of the bulb.
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See, I throw my burned-out bulbs in the garbage. Then replace it in five seconds with a new one that costs a dollar.
Yeah, let's just make a high resistance spark enducing connection by NOT soldering... good job.
and now you're overvolting the rest of series connection. So expect the other leds to pop shortly.
You're right! It's important to be cautious with overvolting to prevent damage. 🔋🚫
If you have a soldering iron, you could just put a bead of solder across without using foil and tape. Another though is to look up the resistance of one of the LEDs and solder a resistor in that spot to prevent the others from overheating with the additional amps.
Good idea. Easy enough to check with a VOM.
the "resistance" with leds isn't as straightforward, the resistance isn't linear like with a resistor. you could replace it with a led or a diode. also the driver on led bulbs isn't like a constant voltage source usually.
definitely solder bead. no resistor. no additional amps. existing current setting resistor already does the job. these bulbs are current regulated.
LED = light emitting diode
They are too cheap today to bother with this.
Presenting...the amazing super easy to pop-off LED bulb diffuser! (One might guess that I have NEVER had a diffuser pop-off so easily as shown here. It usually involves using progressively thicker flat-blade screwdrivers and/or a rotary drill using a cutting disc.) Note: I can easily imagine a piece of high-speed shrapnel breaking off from the razor blade while doing that. They are not designed to handle lateral forces like that.
I basically used my larger channellocks to get a grip on them and twist. You have to essentially shear off the glued seam and it feels like they use some sort of primer/glue setup like when doing PVC pipe. It's very strong but it lets go clean. You gotta apply some pressure to get it off though.
Maybe as the globe ages , the glue ages and the diffusor comes off easier than a new one.
I literally just now grabbed one and it popped right off with hardly any pressure so I guess it’s possible.
@@stringsattached67 very good
in asia they pop off easily usually. now also for someone with a western income level, there's absolutely no point in something like this. but consider if your income was 300 bucks for the month. also the sketchiness of it as an electrical thing would not look like a big deal to you since you could see sketchier electronics by just poking your head out of the window of an apartment building and taking a look.
I would like to be in part 2 of this video. Will quietly sneak around goofboy and take a big piss all over his project during a hand gesture scene.
Thats more in materials and time than simply buying a new bulb.
It's all about the DIY experience and the satisfaction of making something unique! 💡🔧
As some have pointed out, as you short out more and more LEDs the remaining LEDs are forced to conduct higher voltages than they were designed to. Also be aware that the square component with the silver looking band is a transformer. The house line voltage of 110 / 120 volts AC is present on two of the pins at the base. The tape around the tweezers is a good precaution but it doesn't prevent from shorting out or shunting line voltage to parts of the circuit where it doesn't belong. 120 vac on any of the capacitors will explode them like a firecracker.
Très bonne remarque
what if you put a fuse in there instead to keep the voltage the same or regulate it?
@@Bewefau ... not a fuse, but a 15 ohm resistor. Except if you are going to go to that trouble, why not replace the LED.
@@stancoleshill8925 When all the LEDs go out if only one fails, then they are wired in series, meaning the power goes into one then into the next and so on. These LEDs operate at about 2.7 to 3.4 volts. If the voltage regulator circuit in the center is set to provide 32 volts to ten LEDs in series, then each LED "drops" the voltage by 1/10 or (in this case) 3.2 volts, within the operating voltage of each LED. If you bridge out one of the LEDs the 32 volts is now being divided into 1/9th by the remaining LEDs or 3.5 volts. If you bridge out 3 LEDs the voltage the other 7 LEDs will drop is now 4.6 volts. This will most definitely burn out the remaining LEDs. Its not that the supply voltage increases, it's that it gets divided by fewer loads.
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I put another LED in its place, only then will it work correctly and not overload the other LEDs, learn,👍🇧🇷
That is the best way to fix them. A waste of time if It's only one bulb that has blown. Time is money. I have 10 + crapped out LED bulbs at home that need replacing with NEW bulbs. I'll be keeping the old ones for spare LEDs. That should give me a good stock of future spares. As for patenting... that's not gonna happen, this is not novel. Some fear a fire risk. That's not going to happen either. This is a good fix in a pinch. The method is very refinable.
@walsakaluk1584 it can actually cause the mosfets to over heat. There's isn't zero risk of fire. Though it will penalties just fail the smoke test and stop working. If you knew how junky they make electronics these days.i would never put more load on those underspec components.
its is pretty hard to solder them in, the base is a heat sink and it soaks up all the heat, i can buy the bulbs for $1 and they last about 4 years, just not worth it, if you want then to last longer lower the current by changing the resistance
False, it depends on how the driver circuit was designed. Most are current regulated and it won't matter if it had been done properly (solder a bridge/jumper across the pads where the LED was). Instead of spreading FUD, whip out a multimeter and measure it for yourself.
@@walsakaluk1584 Not necessarily a waste of time. In areas where nobody can come in contact with them, I often de-dome bulbs like that, because the globe blocks around 30% of the light and in some cases, you don't even want the light radiated in a ~300 degree beam, but don't have a proper floodlight either or don't want the beam that focused. If you have the dome off anyway, it literally takes only a minute or two, to find the bad LED and tack on a jumper wire that you solder down. However if you can't do a good solder joint, it should not be done at all. Further, it is ridiculous for you to pretend that time is money when you are here watching this crappy video. Your time is not worth much. ;)
I have a hack. I keep a supply of new light bulbs in the closet.
Great hack! Using electrical tape on an LED bulb is a clever idea! 💡👍
Just use the conductive paint used to repair the rear windshield defrosting grid.
That's a great idea! Conductive paint could be a cool alternative for this DIY project 👍🎨.
Why on earth would you bother with costly (and short lived once you open the bottle as it dries up quick) and resistive paint (resistive works in its favor for a defroster grid because it also had resistive tracks), when a simple free piece of jumper wire between the two pads is much better, longer lasting, accessible to anyone with a scrap of wire, etc?
Bloody dangerous if you don't know what you're doing, and if you do know what you're doing you'll neither test nor repair one like that!
So next buy a $30 smoke alarm after fixing a $2 led bulb.
Each LED inside the light uses x amount of voltage, reducing it by 1 will increase the output to each LED causing shortened life. Typica;;y, the next one in line will burn out next. The one that is burned out appears to be either the first or last one in sequence.
Reducing the voltage to each LED can indeed impact their lifespan, but the technique demonstrated in the video is meant for temporary or experimental purposes. 😊
If this is what you do with one light bulb, I can imagine what the rest of your house looks like. Like a frat house held together with duct tape?
Sounds like you need to watch the rest of the video to see how innovative duct tape can be! 😉
I put this handy tip right up there with showing viewers how to clean and "refresh" used dental floss. You know how expensive dental floss is? That stuff cost 97 cents for a 55 yard roll. Theoretically you could make a single roll of floss last four years instead of the usual 1.5 years. That amounts to a savings of almost 1.50 over that same 4 year period.
The dental floss reference was good. I was thinking more like how to clean and reuse paper plates again for next years 4th of July party This is 3 minutes and 41 seconds of my life I'll never get back.
I'll just get another free bulb, thanks anyways.
Énorme !
Toilet paper has two sides, so you could use it at least twice. You can also dissolve paper in water and then use a sieve to make new paper.
Brown paper?
easier just to draw around the burned out LED with a pencil. The graphite completes the circuit & it's much safer. There are also conductive ink pens as well.
That's a lot of steps....Cyanoacrylate is conductive; my guess is you could skip the foil and tape, and just short the terminals with the glue. That is, if you don't care about the fire risk from both the glue and the overheated LEDs.
The voltage being driven to that bypassed LED is way too low to pose a fire hazard, regardless of a loose or tight connection.
The LED wrapped in electrical tape in the video is safe from fire hazards due to the low voltage. 👍
Just short it by soldering a wire strand across it. Much better. But realistic the other LEDs probably follow soon so just get another bulb and this time of good quality.
Just short it by soldering a wire strand across it. Much better 😉.
I wish I had this kind of spare time on my hands!
Video izlemeye vakit var!?
you obviously do you watched the video.
@@SPINNINGMYWHEELS777 I mailed him a dollar so he could buy a new bulb.
This isn't a hack or even a bodge. This is stupid don't do this. Reporting as a hazard
Another classic case of “just because you can doesn’t mean you should”.
Sometimes the best ideas are the simplest ones! 😄👍
This channel should called “Tweaker Time-Fun pointless projects while tweaking out in Meth!”
Haha, thanks for the suggestion! 🤪 But I'll stick to my LED bulb experiments for now. 💡
Replace burnt LED with new one or at least with a resistor, NOT with a conductor (metal foil is a conductor), unless you want to have fire.
Seriously! Resistors and LEDs are dirt cheap.
If they were intelligent enough to compute the proper resistance value
@@Picla_Peremohy Yup. This video could have offered an example of what to get and how one would know.
Great advice. It is not hard to solder a surface mount led onto the board.
videos like this are fascinating and have to be marvelled at but i always ask two questions, 1) why does the article always look different to the caption ? 2) im sure its quicker easier and safer to just go out and buy a replacement.
That foil is only carrying maybe 300 mA of low voltage DC as long as it stays in place. If it comes loose and shorts the line voltage leg of the transformer to something then could be bad.
Be careful with that foil! Make sure it stays in place to avoid any potential issues 😬.
What would likely happen is it creates a resistance at the pad, which creates heat, which degrades the coating on the metal PCB under it, and then it shorts to the metal PCB which is potentially at a significant voltage difference. Odds are the bulb would just fail to work or blow a fuse, but the internet gets all hopped up if there is even a small chance of a fire and it is understandable in the sense that you should not repair mains powered equipment unless you're going to at least do it right.
As soon as he pulled those tweezers out I knew he had his hand on it.
Major fire hazard right there
I see comments like this a lot, but it's never ever explained. HOW is this a fire hazard?
@@samsmith6169 A bit of foil isn't designed to carry electrical current and isn't spark protected.
@@samsmith6169 You change the electrical characteristics of the circuit by short-circuiting one bad LED. Each LED has an expected forward voltage drop and current associated with it. So you will be increasing what each is designed to handle. Will the new voltage drops and current be within tolerance? Who knows? What if you found three bad and short-circuited all of them? Rest of the circuit probably not within tolerance now. Light output goes up, but so does heat. The power supplies run pretty dang hot in these as it is.
@@samsmith6169 Another good example would be why you aren't supposed to pull a bad fuse out of your car and replace it with a bent paperclip. You're WAY overdriving the system and you'll burn it out if lucky and start electrical fires if you aren't.
I'm more pissed that the whole light goes out if one LED goes out. They knew exactly what they were doing when designing that
And the bunch in control of our government now have eliminated the incandescent light bulbs and make you buy these Chinese made ones.
They are wired in series due to the shape of a diode's I-V curve. You can get pissed if you want, but I doubt that semiconductor junctions behave this way just to upset you.
@@markdavis7397 I disagree. The PCB (printed circuit board) could have easily been designed so that the LEDs are in parallel, and the power supply adjusted accordingly. It is a SCAM on the part of the bulb make.
@@ericwes7351 Well, you partly right but mostly wrong. In theory yes you can do that, but it would be woefully inefficient, or expensive, or unreliable, or all of the above to some degree. If you want it to be cheap, efficient, small, reliable and manufacturable, you put them in series. Otherwise, you would need N current sources for N LEDs. And those sources would be regulating to a lower voltage (which is more expensive and less efficient). If you try to cut the cost and size of those current sources by (for example) using a simple resistor on each branch, then the only way to make it robust against normal component variations and aging is to put a lot of the voltage drop over the resistor (i.e., huge wasted power, and thermal difficulties). Putting them in series is not a scam, it is just the best way to wire LEDs, when viewed holistically. Yes, it does have this one problem, but solving that problem creates far worse problems. If you have a better design, start a light bulb company.
@@markdavis7397 Very interesting. Thank you for that very useful information. I don't feel scammed now!
I’m pretty sure this is the guy who owned the house that blew up in Pennsylvania about a year ago.
Sorry, that's not me! But feel free to try wrapping an LED bulb with electrical tape for a cool DIY project 🔌💡.
Wow, I thought he was making a dimmer. But yeah, this repair is fine if you live in a tent, otherwise probably not work the time or risk of burning your home.
Maybe not for everyone, but it's a fun DIY hack for those who want to try something new! 💡🔌
The best part about this whole trick ... You could lose your whole house in an electrical fire this way ... They'd likely never find the cause
So, when are you going to wrap the bulb in tape?
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All the tweakers are gonna see this and it'll be on! ⚡🔥 🚒
The light bulb manufacturer will probably send you a new bulb for free.
The manufacturer might just send a free bulb your way! 😉