We've just replaced some stage lighting in our club (Germany). We installed some LED panels, 305w each. 8 in total. All wried with a plug.
All of them have failed within 3 weeks of being installed, The failures are either half the panel stops working, the fan stops working/light stuck on white, or complete loss of power. They are not cheap fittings, 1k each. I witnessed a couple of the fittings die in front of my eye. It didn't happen when they were powered on, it was while they were in use.
The fittings get super hot to touch but are installed in a well ventilated area free from clutter and other fixtures. The 8 fixtures are split across 2 circuits on 16a breakers. No other fittings are on these circuits.
The voltage reading at the sockets is bang on 230v, we use a couple of extension cables here and there and the voltage fluctuates to 233v or so. However the light fittings are rated for 110-240.
The fact that so many brand new expensive lights have failed has us questioning the wiring as well as the fittings. However, the previous lights installed on these sockets ran fine for years. Also all the other lights in the club run fine. It's just these LED panels.
These 2 circuits have an auxiliary switch on it for some reason. Does anyone have any idea what could be causing the failures?
All of them have failed within 3 weeks of being installed, The failures are either half the panel stops working, the fan stops working/light stuck on white, or complete loss of power. They are not cheap fittings, 1k each. I witnessed a couple of the fittings die in front of my eye. It didn't happen when they were powered on, it was while they were in use.
The fittings get super hot to touch but are installed in a well ventilated area free from clutter and other fixtures. The 8 fixtures are split across 2 circuits on 16a breakers. No other fittings are on these circuits.
The voltage reading at the sockets is bang on 230v, we use a couple of extension cables here and there and the voltage fluctuates to 233v or so. However the light fittings are rated for 110-240.
The fact that so many brand new expensive lights have failed has us questioning the wiring as well as the fittings. However, the previous lights installed on these sockets ran fine for years. Also all the other lights in the club run fine. It's just these LED panels.
These 2 circuits have an auxiliary switch on it for some reason. Does anyone have any idea what could be causing the failures?
