Flickering LEDs May 22, 2016, 02:10:50 pm So my '15 TK came with LED lighting throughout -- a couple of the lights flicker noticeably. Anyone else experienced this? Any solution to recommend other than replacement?
Re: Flickering LEDs Reply #1 – May 22, 2016, 02:41:31 pm This seems to be a popular issue. I've had two different LED overhead lights exhibit issues in my '15 RB. Mine simply failed to light when switched on. Mine never flickered though. I had Vince replace the switch in one set. Both sets work fine now.Have you tried switching the lights positions in the mount or tried to reseat the lights in their original positions?Kent
Re: Flickering LEDs Reply #2 – May 22, 2016, 08:28:01 pm If all the connections are good, most likely the LED's control circuitry is bad.Replacement is the cure unless you are an electronic wiz and can repair or redesign the circuitry.It might still be under warranty .Larry
Re: Flickering LEDs Reply #3 – May 22, 2016, 10:36:05 pm I have had lots of past problems with house batteries and saw flickering LED lights when the batteries were low. The flicker occurred on all LED lights that were on and happened while a power drain was taking place, like when the water pump was working.I never had a LED flicker when a power drain wasn't taking place.SD Bob
Follow-ups Front End Aligament Place Re: Flickering LEDs Reply #4 – May 23, 2016, 11:49:53 am Quote from: rbkarrow - May 22, 2016, 10:36:05 pmI have had lots of past problems with house batteries and saw flickering LED lights when the batteries were low. The flicker occurred on all LED lights that were on and happened while a power drain was taking place, like when the water pump was working.Don't think that's it, the battery meter rarely drops below 90%. Because it only seems to affect a couple of the fixtures, I am still ruling in a bad fixture or "bulb".
Re: Flickering LEDs Reply #5 – May 23, 2016, 01:59:30 pm Quote from: rbkarrow - May 22, 2016, 10:36:05 pmThe flicker occurred on all LED lights that were on and happened while a power drain was taking place, like when the water pump was working.That's common with inexpensive LED lighting fixtures, such as the LED strips that many of us have used to refit our old fluorescent fixtures. There are two kinds of LEDs: those that use current-limiting resistors (e.g., the LED strips), and those that have a regulated power supply (sometimes labeled as a "bucking" supply). The latter are more expensive, but they won't flicker when other devices put intermittent drains on 12 V power. The water pump is the most obvious example of an intermittent drain; when I'm running it, all my cheap LED strips flicker, but my Philips LED capsules do not. It's a brief, minor annoyance, so I live with it.That said, this may not be thefuofus's problem, since in their case only a couple of fixtures are affected. I'd try shooting a little contact cleaner into the switches of the affected fixtures as a start. That might be all it takes. 1 Likes
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