so annoyed

lemon604 · #1 08-11-2015, 05:37 AM

I bought this Evergrow LED light 48 " IT2012 this May and by end of July half of it wasn't working. I contacted the store where I bought it and asked me to try switching the drivers to see if it is the problem. One of the driver gave up after 2 months so they sent me a replacement. I opened the light to install the new driver but one of the plug isn't right.

Should I splice the wire and use the connector from the old non working driver? Is there an adapter I can buy to make them connect properly? Or should I contact the store and ask them to send me the proper driver with the correct connectors?

The black one below is the right connector that fits to the controller of the unit.

mike31154 · #2 08-11-2015, 02:06 PM

Looks like the connectors have the same pins & are of the type where you should be able to remove them with a jeweller's screwdriver or needle. They usually have a small tab on them that locks them into the plastic housing. If you can release that tab by pressing on it, the pin should slide out the back of the connector. If it's under warranty, the best thing is to have them get you the driver with the proper connector though. There may be other differences in the driver specs that could ruin your LEDs. I see that the colour coding of the wires on the two connectors in your photo is different, so you'd need to make sure you have the circuitry right if you attempt to switch out the pins.