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Re:American drivers have a blinding headlight problem. It co... by bob1029 on Thursday February 16, 2023 @12:33PM (#34821998)
The best part: These weren't even dimmable units nor were they on any sort of dimmer-style circuit. On/off only. Still garbage.
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Re:American drivers have a blinding headlight problem. It co... by p1mrx on Thursday February 16, 2023 @01:20PM (#34823024)
Then that's not PWM; they cheaped out on the power supply by not including capacitors to smooth out the 60 Hz AC waveform.
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Re:American drivers have a blinding headlight problem. It co... by bob1029 on Thursday February 16, 2023 @02:33PM (#34824484)
Agreed. I actually considered retrofitting the existing units with parts from digikey. I am 99% sure the issue is due to total absence of any electrolytic capacitors whatsoever on the PCB.
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