what to do?

Discussion in 'LED Aquarium Lighting' started by oldfishkeeper, Oct 19, 2012.

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  1. oldfishkeeper

    oldfishkeeper Giant Squid

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    I have a Par38 Led bulb and it dropped into my saltwater and wouldn't turn back on after drying it out. I opened it thinking that somehow I might be able to figure something out which is laughable as I'm staring at the insides with nothing obvious to fix. My question is, I did keep the builbs, is there anything I could do with these? They are a mixture of colors and is there another fixture I could put them in? They are like a diamond shape, I have to think I could so something with them. Any advice?
     
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  3. Moxtrain

    Moxtrain Peppermint Shrimp

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    As long as your LEDs are still working I'd imagine you wouldnt have much trouble mounting them onto something new. Hard part might be getting info on the LEDs to find a new driver for them.
     
  4. ivanbosk

    ivanbosk Feather Duster

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    You could get one of the DIY kits. Use the bulbs there, if they are worth saving?
     
  5. Moxtrain

    Moxtrain Peppermint Shrimp

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    IMO if they work, save them. That said i'm a bit of a pack rat with anything I feel like I may want later down the road. The downside is that I never need any of it until the week after I finally toss them out.
     
  6. FatBastad

    FatBastad Zoanthid

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    lol

    I find this is 100% true so I've really been trying to just throw stuff out and not encourage my tendency to hoard!