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   From: briang1@blueyonder.co.uk   
      
   Yes I suspect a capacitor was at fault here, Inductors tend to smell short   
   out and die quite silently.   
      
   I often wonder if these new lamps with inbuilt electronics are ever tested   
   on real life mains voltages, as you do get large spikes up to 1000v at times   
   on the mains.   
    Brian   
      
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   >> An LED striplight.  After 1 month, BANG!  A puff of smoke and a hole   
   >> blown in the side of it.  What I think used to be an inductor has   
   >> exploded with enough force to rupture the casing.  Funny thing is, it   
   >> continued to work for a day, and now works if I tap it.   
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   > Inductors don't usually explode.   
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   >> https://i.imgur.com/U1AxIet.jpg   
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