LED Lights in Fridge are Dimmed

[TxTig]

2017 Challenger with Whirlpool residential refrigerator. All three LED lights inside the freezer and refrigerator compartments have suddenly dimmed considerably. Everything else is working normally. Any ideas on what might have caused this?

[EA37TS]

Originally Posted by TxTig

2017 Challenger with Whirlpool residential refrigerator. All three LED lights inside the freezer and refrigerator compartments have suddenly dimmed considerably. Everything else is working normally. Any ideas on what might have caused this?

Cheap bad bulbs. 5 years old may be end of useful life.

[lwmcguir]

Originally Posted by TxTig

2017 Challenger with Whirlpool residential refrigerator. All three LED lights inside the freezer and refrigerator compartments have suddenly dimmed considerably. Everything else is working normally. Any ideas on what might have caused this?

All three dim simultaneously?

[OldWEB]

Low DC voltage to the LEDs could cause it.
They may be two sets working in parallel and one set quit.
Hard to diagnose from my chair...


Maybe more info, fridge schematic or something else to go on.

[lwmcguir]

Originally Posted by OldWEB

Low DC voltage to the LEDs could cause it.
They may be two sets working in parallel and one set quit.
Hard to diagnose from my chair...


Maybe more info, fridge schematic or something else to go on.

I have no idea if my 120v fridge has low voltage LED's or not

This could be interesting

[OldWEB]

Originally Posted by lwmcguir

I have no idea if my 120v fridge has low voltage LED's or not

This could be interesting

ALL LEDs are low voltage DC, typ. 1V to maybe 4VDC... how it gets this voltage is always different. But from the power supply.

Need a troubleshooting guide or maybe the schematic gives voltage values, or someone with working lights and a voltmeter.

[lwmcguir]

Originally Posted by OldWEB

ALL LEDs are low voltage DC, typ. 1V to maybe 4VDC... how it gets this voltage is always different. But from the power supply.

Need a troubleshooting guide or maybe the schematic gives voltage values, or someone with working lights and a voltmeter.

Thanks, I understand that, but you can buy 120v or 12v and that was what I was curious about

I would be a bit surprised if a residential fridge had low voltage light sockets

[TxTig]

Originally Posted by lwmcguir

All three dim simultaneously?

Yes. I think they all did dim simultaneously.

[OldWEB]

No model was given, so just looking, but gone are the days of a cheap little bulb!


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