The GU10 3watt Warm White LED Lamp Part II

[01.07.2010 21:34]

Now, I am going to take things apart. The front of the lamp can be dismantled via the three screws at the back. Once you have done that, the cover ring will come off easily and so is the very clear plastic lens.

(L-R) The cover ring, the plastic lens and

the actual LED lamp.

Now, your lamp is exposed and if you look closely where the 3watt LED is, you can see three more mini screws which you can unscrew.

When it is opened, you can see the electronics

for the lamp, which basically converts power

from mains (AC) to DC voltage and also, to use

PWM to generate the light in a more efficient

way. This would also means less heat is given

out despite the large aluminium heatsink which

also serves as a cover.

The 3watt LED is held by a thermal transfer

paste (read: white gunk)

You can just pull the LED out and wipe

the paste away.

These are the parts I wanted. The rest are

to be used as spares when other projects

need them. Or they might not.