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Interesting video about failing Radion G5 lights....

Oh damn a Russian(??) version of Louis Rossmann. Interesting that the fix was easy enough to do, however Ecotech's solution just buy a new one, or maybe they'll be nice enough to repair by replacing the whole board ala Apple Genius repair service.
 
Qwiv said:
That guy fixes all kinds reef gear. Awesome to have a person like that in the hobby. Wish I could solder like that.
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While I won't say that it's "easy" by any stretch, it definitely is a skill that one can learn to be good at with enough practice. I would say the hardest part is when you have a metal board used as a "pre-heatsink" which I think a lot of LED lights have, it can pull away heat real easily.

But if you're curious about doing it yourself you can get yourself a cheapy hot air solder station from amazon, and just practice on old broken electronics boards taking components off and putting them back on, having a vent vacuum to suck off the fumes is a good thing to do too just for basic safety.
 
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