{"id":9496,"date":"2022-01-04T05:51:27","date_gmt":"2022-01-04T05:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.shahada.abubakar.net\/?p=9496"},"modified":"2022-01-04T05:51:32","modified_gmt":"2022-01-04T05:51:32","slug":"explosion-in-my-kitchen-%f0%9f%98%b1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.shahada.abubakar.net\/?p=9496","title":{"rendered":"Explosion in my Kitchen! \ud83d\ude31"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

One thing with living alone is I tend to notice changes around the house easily … after all, things don’t usually move unless I move them. So when I do notice something has changed, it’s usually not a good thing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I came home today I noticed the kitchen was a bit darker than usual. I switched on the main lights and then noticed this on the floor … <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What is that? And what is it doing there?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It looks like a capacitor exploded while I was out. I looked up and this is what I found …<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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It appears that the LED driver that I installed years ago, that has been running 24×7, has finally given up and failed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, I can now get all-in-one LED tubes in 1′ size quite easily. So much so that I anticipated this and ordered a replacement many months ago. After some clean up and wiring work later, the new unit is in place:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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As a precautionary measure, I also replaced the lighting on the other side, so there are no more of these LED drivers in use any more. The tubes are a much neater solution, and when it fails, will take about 30 seconds to replace.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Link to seller for future reference:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/shopee.com.my\/Imitos-LED-T5-Tube-Light-T5-Light-Drop-T5-Curve-Light-T5-Light-Drop-T5-Ceiling-Light-1ft-2ft-3ft-4ft-Complete-Set-i.188912252.6836844632<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are three 1-foot tubes, and two 4-foot tubes in the kitchen. There are also two 3-foot tubes behind the mirror in my bathroom. All have a colour temperature of 3000K.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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