How many years or hours are LED lights good for? I'm in the market and can oy afford used lights. What do you all think is the life limits of an LED light?
Honestly, nobody really knows for each and every light.
Also the fact that LEDs can GRADUALLY fade it is impossible to even judge that.
And unlike a simple ballast/ bulb/ plug there are more lees self contained ( spread on PCB boards) electronics that can fail.
To be honest, the diodes themselves are the least likely failure point.
Power supplies 1st. Usually easily and cheaply replaceable. May mean minor diy surgery.
Drivers/fans/asst circuitry next.
Diode fade/ lens burn on high energy "blues", mostly violet to UV. Lenses usually cheap, diodes not so much.
Of course care and the history of how it was run matters as well.
Buying used of anything has inherent risks.
As much as people know I "like" LEDs I have more faith in the led itself than the " costing" that goes into the design. This is not only lighting btw. I'm very seen people throw out expensive electronics based on a few sub$ component failures
Point is I'd personally weigh used vs cheaper than premium (with likely compromises) new products. The used better be at a significant discount.
This is more a philosophy than fact and one of the reasons I went diy for my fw lighting
Like the ai prime lens melt most of the failures are not on purpose.
Most are actually fixable fairly easily and cheaply BUT that is another matter.
