Best Hong Kong LED Lights

[hotrod1]

Has anyone that ordered these light strips had a problem with burnt out lights?

I have posted before that i recieved my four 48 cm led light strips Monday December 3rd from Best Hong Kong and tried the lights out. 1 strip had 3 burnt leds and another had 4 burnt lights. Today, after trying out the other two strips after i hooked them up to my fish house, i found out 1 strip has 8 burnt out led's and another has 3 burnt out. These lights have never been hooked up to a battery for more than 15 minutes.

My Question is, has anyone had a problem with these lights burning out quick and if so, have you had any problem with the customer service trying to get them replaced?

I have sent the company an email about the problem and never had a reply back.

I have heard so much great things about these lights from this site that i wanted to try them out and i cant believe that i have the only bad strips that this company has sold.

[Zaraspooks]

I ordered mine Nov 1st and they came last week. Only ordered two 48cm strips for my portable. All the lights work on both strips and light my portable very well. I sure hope they don't start burning out the more they get used.

[Augusta]

Ordered mine Dec 6, was told they are "backordered".

I ordered the 48cm ones.

[FishingwithJake]

That is too bad that they are on backorder. I just ordered mine yesterday. I ordered the 96cm strip light. Anyone ever used this one? It seems everyone is ordering the 48cm lights. Hopefully we will see our lights before January.

[Tippman]

I've had mine over a year and never had a problem with them burning out or anything else.

[CFRay]

I received two 48cm strips back in Oct. They had been backordered at that time also but it did not take a real long time for the lights to arrive. Hooked them up to find three burned out LED's in one strip, the other works fine. Nice light in the house. Pretty pleased overall.

[storm_rider_1]

I ordered mine on Nov. 20th and they were back ordered, still waiting, hopefully no dead leds.

[TroutAngler]

I ordered a total of four sets, and when I got them, all LED's worked on all four strands. Today, I took them out to install them on my portables and I noticed that on one strand, 3 LED's were not working. I suspect that in the cold weather, when you bend the stands, it may cause some damage to the wiring. This is pure speculation on my part.

[jwhjr]

I ordered 2 sets back in October. I haven't had any issues with any of them burning out (but I've only had them on for installing them etc.).

[harvey lee]

I have been using the same set for three years. I bought the flexible ones not the flat type. I do believe that if you purchase the flat non flexible type lights that if you bend them to much you will have issues. Get the ones that are in like a plastic coating and you should not have any issues for years.

[aquafang]

I don't think the led's are burning out. they are very hearty. most likely broken wires or connections. we make led lights at work that I want to try but they are more of a spot light than strip lighting. only draw about 50ma. which means they should run over 100hrs on a vex battery.

[Jim Almquist]

I have 2 of the 48 led strips in the flexible plastic mounted in my topper and have not had a trouble as of yet. Lights it great

[harvey lee]

Thats what I have seen aquafang. The non plastic coated ones you cannot flex or the wire contact will be intermitent and they may work if you flex the bar. The plastic coated ones one can almost tie in a knot and they still light up.

If one purchases the non plastic coated ones you must mount them on a very flat surface and be very careful and then you should be ok. Dont bend the lights or you could run into problems.

Its a bad deal and I'm sure CS to China or Japan is pretty poor.

[Augusta]

Just thought I would give an update. I was told that my LED's where shipped yesterday (12/10).

[BIG DS]

I'll let ya know. I ordered mine Nov 27th and they shipped finally yesterday.

[chaffmj]

They must have gotten more in because mine shipped yesterday too! I wonder what they think with all of these orders going to MN!

I bought the flexible ones product # [YouNeedAuthorization].

[Augusta]

Does anyone know as to how many amps these lights burn? Thanks

[chris63]

If I remember right they are listed on the HSOforum how many amps they draw.c63

[JigginIsLife]

yup my lights were shipped the other day too cant wait till they get here, i already have an idea in my head inhow to put them up in my house.

[storm_rider_1]

I am glad they finally shipped, i ordered a pair for my bro in law for christmas. And i could of used them tonight.

[Bobberboy]

I got to test drive them for the first time last night and they worked great. I put in 2 48 cm in my quick flip III and could read a book if I wanted to. The only thing that I see being an issue is if your a line fisherman you may need to add additional strips.

[gill man]

I got an email saying mine were supposed to be shipped out 12-11 also. Hopefully they get here fairly soon! Once I get them and have them set up I will give a report.

gill man

[JigginIsLife]

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The only thing that I see being an issue is if your a line fisherman you may need to add additional strips.

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What do you mean by this??

[BoxMN]

FYI - I just added a reflectix insulation to the roof of my Otter Cabin (total weight added about 4 ounces!) just as others have done. Wow! it fits great, folds down great (will be a bit more effort but not much) and holy cow does it make my two BestHonLED 48cm LED strips seem even brighter. It is not hard on the eyes, but you can definitely read, tie tiny diameter line, see everything just perfect.

Granted, I only had it in garage so far, but turned off all lights except the LEDs and it is looking darn good and bright, without being overbearing. I even put an inline toggle switch to make turning it on easy. I thought about putting a switch for both light strips, so I could make it dimmer, but I think this will work out great. I just got another 7amp batt, so will be nice to have a spare along. No more need for lantern, so that lightens the load a bit. I guess maybe I break even on weight.

Can't wait to try it out on Saturday morn, maybe Friday night. For anybody considering the reflectix, I say go for it. The roll cost $30 at Fleet, but it will do probably 3 two man houses or at least two larger houses. I will give some of mine to my bro-in-law for his Eskimo.

[pathogen]

I have the same setup in my Otter Cottage. You won't be disappointed!