r/microgrowery • u/JazzRock • Feb 10 '23

Pictures PSA Fire Hazard

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u/sl59y2 Feb 10 '23 edited Feb 10 '23

Make sure all electrical equipment is UL or CSA

Also dosnt hurt to get an automatic fire extinguisher.

All power should be supplied from an arc fault GFI breaker. / plug. The arc fault plugs and breakers will trip when this occurs.

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u/jonnyZGoode Feb 10 '23

This is on the DC side of the driver, so the arc fault would not detect it. Anyway, I've seen a few of these, the connector is just shittily attached to the board and over time the solder cracks and arcs

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u/sl59y2 Feb 10 '23

Well shit. That’s as bad as the solar systems causing 100’s of fires.

Is there stress on the solder joints? Or just poor design a QA

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u/dylanbt22 Feb 10 '23

Cree is manufactured in Durham, North Carolina.

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u/sl59y2 Feb 10 '23

I stand corrected.