New blog post: What’s inside a Home Depot 7in LED Easy light - Page 1
Forum section: electronics / general

author: reagle
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 21, 2014, 02:49:31 am
content: Just posted a teardown of an interesting beast seen at HomeDepot- it's a light fixture that screws into an existing bulb socket or mounts to a junction box:Pretty cheap too- $9.99 in storehttp://kuzyatech.com/quick-teardown-whats-inside-a-home-depot-7in-led-easy-light

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 21, 2014, 04:25:35 am
content: This is the OEM:http://www.etiled.us/

author: metalphreak
author_rank: Frequent Contributor
timestamp: April 21, 2014, 11:08:10 am
content: Doesn't say how many watts it is on the box (why leave out that info...). Looks like 24 LEDs which are the 0.5W type (typically) so 12W.

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 21, 2014, 11:48:11 am
content: Quote from: metalphreak on April 21, 2014, 11:08:10 amThe label on it in the 2nd picture it says 11.5W, so not a bad guess.

author: reagle
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 21, 2014, 01:29:53 pm
content: Any idea what the driver chip could be? I think it's a National Semi 3311, but that is not offered in that case

author: rdl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 21, 2014, 01:48:03 pm
content: FYI, lumens are the new watt. I saw this light the last time I was in Home depot and almost bought one, but the 800 lumen Cree LED bulb (also 60 watt equivalent) uses only 9 watts of power. Since you can use the Cree bulb in just about any fixture I bought one of those instead.

author: reagle
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 21, 2014, 02:15:33 pm
content: In my case, these fit just the need I have- cheap garage lighting that does not look like a bulb in a socket

author: dannyf
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 22, 2014, 10:54:01 am
content: QuoteYeah. Hard to imagine anyone making money at that kind of a price point.

author: amyk
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 22, 2014, 11:18:47 am
content: Quote from: dannyf on April 22, 2014, 10:54:01 amDon't forget that this is China... I wouldn't be surprised if they cost <$5 in large quantities.

author: reagle
author_rank: Unknown
timestamp: April 22, 2014, 04:49:52 pm
content: They are listed $19.95 online but my local store has them for $9.95.As far as UMC- they seem to be designed well enough for automated assembly, and parts costs get pretty silly when you are in millions pcs qty. so they may still be making money.Somehow Cree does that with their A bulbs that are even made in the states

author: rdl
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 22, 2014, 06:33:34 pm
content: The Easy Light was $9.95 at my local Home Depot also. It was only because I realized at the last minute that I didn't have a single fixture it would work in that I bought the Cree bulb instead. Well, I guess I could have turned it upside down and put it in a table lamp. The Cree bulbs are great by the way. I've since bought half a dozen more, warm white for the living room and bedroom, daylight for the closet workshop.

author: NiHaoMike
author_rank: Super Contributor
timestamp: April 22, 2014, 09:00:15 pm
content: I have something similar but with 36 LEDs and is dimmable. The PSU is potted so no teardown.