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Poor workmanship in B&M Toplight Line Plus
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02-09-17 | 09:15 PM
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Here are the photos of the lamp under reconstruction, all pieces, top, bottom and side views.
On the rear part of the housing you can still see water sediments. The corrosion was primarily in the form of patches extending from exposed solder joints. You can still see some corrosion sneaking out of the insulation on the standlight capacitor. The top tab of the capacitor was corroded along its bottom edge. That contributed presumably to the breaking off of the tab from its continuation as a pin going into the board. Solder around that pin was cracked indicating high tensions acting there. The whole tab was also detached from the top of the capacitor, with the tiny spot welding giving way. Similar welding of the bottom tab gave way right as I started inspecting the lamp. It is all solidly soldered now. In the side view under the capacitor you can see a piece of wire I had to solder to restore a connection between a pad and trace, that corroded away. When the housing is closed, the capacitor body presses against the front of the housing. During vibrations thai presumably contributes to the capacitor freeing itself from the tabs.
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