Do these have the green or blue circuit boards? Do the blue circuit boards last longer than the green ones? My last two were green and they both died after 4-5 years.
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Blue board. Don't know about the life difference between the twoIf you live in a lightning prone area, remember to keep all wire runs as short as possible. Lightning does NOT have to have a direct hit to distroy electronics. It can be a cloud to cloud strike that induces enough voltage to fry electronics, and the damage won't be visible to the eye.
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I replaced boards, 2 green and 2 blue over 6 years. I'm done with mighty mule. I now use a garage door opener turned on its side covered with a plastic garbage can. Way cheeper and has been working perfect.
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Blue board. Don't know about the life difference between the two If you live in a lightning prone area, remember to keep all wire runs as short as possible. Lightning does NOT have to have a direct hit to distroy electronics. It can be a cloud to cloud strike that induces enough voltage to fry electronics, and the damage won't be visible to the eye.
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We had 2. First died with bad switch in 3 months..Second died in 5 months and company refused to send a new one. That second one a different switch and it also failed..
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They last about a year. I have been buying them for about five years and Amazon has the best prices. I think you will be happy with them. Hope this helped.
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I personally habe no problem with mine so far.usually, Leds do last over 10 years but cheap components makes problems especially when it's connected without ground wire.
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Celeste, I currently own 6 of them and they are close to being 6 years old. However, I really don't anticipate they will last forever, I have read several reviews of units lasting as long as 15 years. If mine give out today, it's a cheap investment, and they work...
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Mine have lasted for over 2 years and still work. After they get older than that they do not last as long and get hard in the package. I always have some left year to year because I cannot always find them when I need them.
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Green is good. It will go off when dead only. Usually takes about four hours for a full charge.
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i had one last about 10 months.worked fine up to that point. the scond on i have had about 3 months and is working fine...
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LED bulbs are supposed to last up to 30 years, and integral into the circuit board. To my knowledge they cannot be replaced. I installed 6 of these and they look great!
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OK just bought these and had the same problem. The simple fix for me was the 3 position color switch on the side was set to the middle position - which equals off. Once I slide the switch to either blue or green, they both worked fine. Hope this helps.
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Most reputable manufactures has limited warranties. I don't remember what this board's warranty was... I do know I have had no problems with it.
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Great question! Greens never last that long in my house. I emailed our product coach and will respond with an answer as soon as I have one. How long has yours been opened?
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The PCB on the ram I received is green. Not sure if I got an older Model. Yes, new Models should ship with Black PCB.
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I purchased my first 2 panels 4 years ago and one more panel this year. All of the units are working fine. I just checked the panels per your request. I did not find the problem you stated. All cells are the same color. They are mounted on the side of my house and are exposed to the weather. I hope this was helpful.
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Check for a warranty, if you would be organized enough to claim on it. FWIW, we had extremely good service out of the ones we bought years and years ago. Not sure if manufacturing has changed. My child was a toddler when we bought them, and he's almost out of the teen years old now. A few times through all those years, we've noticed a few bugs and unplugged it and plugged it in and it's started working again; or plugged it in for a couple of weeks in a different area of this house when I started seeing a few bugs in far flung areas. (My limit is 3 bugs before I react.) We JUST ordered a replacement for one unit. I started seeing a few bugs this Summer. The lights on the unit were not acting as they had in the past. (There's a pattern to the lights if you watch it.) This time, unplugging it did not reset it -- not sure if it finally failed or if that unit got hit by lightning. This time, the electronics guy here said it had really failed. Of course, with any electronics, no telling if the newer made units are manufactured elsewhere or with different components. So I can't predict quality of the newer units. It's worth a try imo because two of these units have kept my large house bug-free (other than spiders in the ceiling and ants coming in the back door), never sprayed any insecticides, for... 16 - 18 yrs? I hope the new units give as good service! (Said engineer is going to open the failed unit up and see if it's simply a capacitor or something repairable when he gets time. Just curiosity. The schematics are available online now if you search for the patent. But we just went ahead and bought a new unit. )
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Don't buy with 9 year warranty as reason to purchase! I have 4 (one pack from Homed Depot) that failed in less than 2 years. Yes, they do take less energy, but seemingly mine had shorter life than incandescence. Maybe other brands are better? Warranty replacement costs more than buying new ... buy others don't buy Ecosmart!
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i had the first one about 4 years when it withered and died. it performed so well i ordered an identical one and have had it a year or so. no problems at all.