We purchased several Philips 800Lumens 8.5w 2700k LED light bulbs in January of 2017 from Ace Hardware the bulbs have a UL number of 3PM5. About a month ago one of them stopped working and I took it apart. I was hoping to repair it, but found that it was not possible due to how it was put together and because the small transformer on the circuit board had broken apart and fallen off the board.
Today another one started going out. it started blinking on and off. I replaced it and opened it up, I found that same issue the small transformer had fallen off the circuit board, and there was the smell of burned components, and an electrolytic capacitor on the circuit board had overheated and popped.
The bulbs were mounted in a ceiling fan light fixture that is open and pointing down at about a 45° angle. The bulbs are supposed to last 22 years at the ridiculous usage of 3 hours per day. The warranty was 3 years.
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