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		bob1029 on Feb 16, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: American drivers have a blinding headlight problem The best part: These weren't even dimmable units nor were they on any sort of dimmer-style circuit. On/off only. Still garbage.

p1mrx on Feb 16, 2023 [–]

Then that's not PWM; they cheaped out on the power supply by not including capacitors to smooth out the 60 Hz AC waveform.

bob1029 on Feb 16, 2023 | [–]

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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