Brilliant video. And yes you’re right about the manufacturing side…what on Earth are they thinking creating a circuit board instead of us, the consumers being able simply replace a bulb. Thank you for your clarity on the job.
My board is flashing rather than dead. But is seems the cause is the same. 1 dodgy LED works fine at low current and goes open circuit at high current.
Unfortunately the fix of bridging the bad led only lasted around six months for me. I had to just buy a new board after it started to fail again. Total junk design.
In my system, the zener diode and led 3 were damaged. I installed the BZX 22 diode and the led from the furniture strip and everything works as it should.
Yes it was powered off the mains using a fused plug/cable, plugged into an rcd device. I would only recommend doing that if you have had some prior training in electrics or electronics to be aware of the dangers however.
Hi, does removing one LED light make the the other 2 remaining LED not last long? Due to more power flowing to the other two as they are in series layout ?
0.1amps current with one of the LEDs removed which is fine for these LEDs. I mention this right at the end of the video. Still working as of today and the fridge is in everyday use 6months later. thanks for your comment.
@@orbitaaltube thanks for your video, very helpful video. I prefer the old school appliances where you can just change it as oppose to these days where people just bin it and straight to landfills. Not peoples fault as they have no idea how to fix it. If the other two LED goes one day, do you know what type of voltage LED I can change it to? Thanks
@@nemonemo443 yes for sure, much easier to replace a simple bulb. For which LED to use - you need to check that the board is DC and measure the voltage across it while powered on to be sure. A lot of these LEDs should be running around 12v or so but its not guaranteed. Also google lens is a good help in identifying LED types if you need a specific one.
Mine is a hoover I have removed outer cover how do I remove the light unit in order to access the led unit. I don`t want to start prodding around blindly and break it.
Sorry I can't help to show that. Usually it's just a case of popping off a clear cover and them removing some tabs to extract it. However make sure to switch off the electricity to fridge before you do this.
This was a Hotpoint fridge and this board just pops out by pressing two clips either side of it. If its not a hotpoint then have a search for your particular model online.
I have exactly the same board, but mine just constantly flashes, I've tested everything but can't find anything wrong, any ideas anyone would be great!
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Lol I have the EXACT same problem with my Candy fridge..
@@poopypants.. does it work now? Would you mind sharing a link with me? I was hoping I could avoid replacing it since these replacement assets cost about 30 usd..
Thank you very much. We get all the propaganda about saving the environment etc. and yet this rubbish is becoming widespread. surely at most, a single standard mains voltage LED would be sufficient. My neighbour had to replace his circuit and kept the old one. I wondered at the type of circuit. Are the LEDs available individually?
Yea I believe you can buy individual LEDs as they are all fairly standard but the difficulty is that on this board they have pads underneath that require a heat gun to remove. There should be legislation to enforce a right to repair on these with common mains led bulbs as you suggested.
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Brilliant video. And yes you’re right about the manufacturing side…what on Earth are they thinking creating a circuit board instead of us, the consumers being able simply replace a bulb. Thank you for your clarity on the job.
Yeah it's crazy that these parts are so specific for each fridge. So much for progress and reducing electrical waste.
Legend! Thanks just fixed my fridge light with your help 😊
Glad it helped!
Shorting Led1 worked for me too, cheers. I started the same way changing the capacitor too before I found your video but didn'twork either.
Glad it helped
I used a white led from an old garden light thanks for video really helpful
You are welcome. Glad it helped
Excellent video.great explanation
Glad you liked it
Great video great explanation God bless for sharing knowledge
Glad it was helpful!
My board is flashing rather than dead. But is seems the cause is the same. 1 dodgy LED works fine at low current and goes open circuit at high current.
Unfortunately the fix of bridging the bad led only lasted around six months for me. I had to just buy a new board after it started to fail again. Total junk design.
In my system, the zener diode and led 3 were damaged. I installed the BZX 22 diode and the led from the furniture strip and everything works as it should.
Great glad this worked.
Hello.
Can you tell the value of Zener diode?!
Hi just saw this video iv got the problem with light not working. How did you power the light strip did you somehow plug into mains ?
Yes it was powered off the mains using a fused plug/cable, plugged into an rcd device. I would only recommend doing that if you have had some prior training in electrics or electronics to be aware of the dangers however.
Hi, does removing one LED light make the the other 2 remaining LED not last long? Due to more power flowing to the other two as they are in series layout ?
0.1amps current with one of the LEDs removed which is fine for these LEDs. I mention this right at the end of the video. Still working as of today and the fridge is in everyday use 6months later. thanks for your comment.
@@orbitaaltube thanks for your video, very helpful video. I prefer the old school appliances where you can just change it as oppose to these days where people just bin it and straight to landfills. Not peoples fault as they have no idea how to fix it.
If the other two LED goes one day, do you know what type of voltage LED I can change it to? Thanks
@@nemonemo443 yes for sure, much easier to replace a simple bulb. For which LED to use - you need to check that the board is DC and measure the voltage across it while powered on to be sure. A lot of these LEDs should be running around 12v or so but its not guaranteed. Also google lens is a good help in identifying LED types if you need a specific one.
Mine is a hoover I have removed outer cover how do I remove the light unit in order to access the led unit. I don`t want to start prodding around blindly and break it.
Sorry I can't help with specific models. Maybe you could find a service manual online for your particular fridge with a diagram.
mine same problem .... and same short circuit to restore happiness to my wife !
Cam I ask how I take the circuit boad off please I can't seem too see how it comes off
Sorry I can't help to show that. Usually it's just a case of popping off a clear cover and them removing some tabs to extract it. However make sure to switch off the electricity to fridge before you do this.
How did you get it out? How do you get it back in?
This was a Hotpoint fridge and this board just pops out by pressing two clips either side of it. If its not a hotpoint then have a search for your particular model online.
I need to know this also . I have a candy fridge freezer and can't seem to work out how to pull it off
I have exactly the same board, but mine just constantly flashes, I've tested everything but can't find anything wrong, any ideas anyone would be great!
Lol I have the EXACT same problem with my Candy fridge..
@ I just replaced it from a new board from amazon
@@poopypants.. does it work now? Would you mind sharing a link with me?
I was hoping I could avoid replacing it since these replacement assets cost about 30 usd..
Same here. Opened it up today expecting to just replace it with a Gx type LED. Was unpleasantly surprised seeing this.
Same here. Seems to be the same problem though. One LED works fine at low current and goes open circuit at high current.
how do you get it out of the housing without breaking the housing?
There are two tabs that you press on and it should then come out easily.
@@orbitaaltube ok.. ty.
I have the haier model # HRF15N3AGAS, how do i replace the top inside LED light from inside of the refrigerator part #WR55X28537?
I can't comment on specific models but if you look online you might find a service manual that shows how it can be removed.
Ours is just over a year old and its £65 for what is effectively a bulb.. that's progress 👎👎
Yeah it's crazy. We are moving backward with technology like this.
I need to know zener diode voltage thank you
Sorry I don't know this
I measured around 12V.
@@epiendless1128 You measure Zener diode from original circuit board?!!
Thank you very much. We get all the propaganda about saving the environment etc. and yet this rubbish is
becoming widespread. surely at most, a single standard mains voltage LED would be sufficient. My neighbour had to replace his circuit and kept the old one. I wondered at the type of circuit. Are the LEDs available individually?
Yea I believe you can buy individual LEDs as they are all fairly standard but the difficulty is that on this board they have pads underneath that require a heat gun to remove. There should be legislation to enforce a right to repair on these with common mains led bulbs as you suggested.