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i guess if you don't have something more than a good multimeter you can't check either the driver or the diode?
 
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err...please edit posts and add to them, rather than making 4 short posts...

1) diode LED'ing means its dead.
2) i got 700ma drivers (2 chips) because thats all that was in stock, i just desolder one of them
3) it is definitely the diode that is dead. I would need an oscilloscope to see if the driver is producing any diode-killing current spikes upon startup
 
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Isn't the whole point of finned heat sinks which are made that way for the transfer of heat to air is for them to be exposed to the air so that can happen? Just my two point one cents.
 




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