Indeed! indeed! Tis too true. I read many threads in other forums that swore up and down that the Chinesium ones were great, provided you "fixed" all the issues and siliconed them closed. Ive also watched a bunch of You Tube videos testing out cheapo LED lights... in fact, thats how I was led to "AvE". Cant find the video now, but he broke down how they work using an oscilloscope... pretty cool and IIRC, this video was linked earlier.
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As Id said in some of my initial posts to this thread, I began my own LED info quest with wanting to put a light on my old Bob-caT snowthrower a few years ago. Despite their power, advanced designs, durability, and HD commercial intent, its sorta funny that they never equipped them with a light option... (sad story about the company).
It was an interesting journey researching how LEDs work and took even more research to figure out how to make my old Briggs 7hp 707-series run an accessory light. Took awhile to investigate, and then find all of the right parts. I did all of the electrical upgrades, including adding an electronic ignition, but have yet to buy a light... partially because of the layout of things, Im still working out how to mount a light that isnt obstructed and doesnt cause an interference with operation.
Here a couple other interesting videos; albeit, not automotive, but still relevant to LEDs and Chinesium Death Adders. These two brits have an extensive collection of videos about cheapo LEDs.
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