Yet another Helvar HF failure

These must be some of the shitest HF ballasts from a usually trusted brand. We struggle to get two years out of this style of Helvar ballast at work. This one is actually about 4 years old but has only been used for a few hours Monday to Friday. I wouldn't have expected quite so much blackening and destruction inside if that usage is correct.

Yet another Helvar HF failure


These must be some of the shitest HF ballasts from a usually trusted brand. We struggle to get two years out of this style of Helvar ballast at work. This one is actually about 4 years old but has only been used for a few hours Monday to Friday. I wouldn't have expected quite so much blackening and destruction inside if that usage is correct.

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FrontSideBus   [20 Jul, 2020 at 11:45 PM]
That has got VERY HOT! Look at the discolouration on that side of the PCB!
Slyspark   [21 Jul, 2020 at 09:26 AM]
These certainly are crap!
AngryHorse   [21 Jul, 2020 at 07:39 PM]
What, worse than Tridonic? Very Happy
Slyspark   [21 Jul, 2020 at 07:58 PM]
Probably on a par with the current Tridonic offerings....
Ash   [21 Jul, 2020 at 09:39 PM]
Counting on the PCB copper to dissipate the heat and then using single sided 1 Oz or less PCB is not something going to last well... Looks like that darkened area is where the PFC is. The blow up looks like the PFC current sense resistor
thorncollector   [29 Jul, 2020 at 11:49 AM]
HF=High failure must be poorly designed thermally/poor quality components

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