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    Recessed LED Puck Lights

    Over the last 3 years in my 337RLS I've replaced all the recessed lights in my bedroom as well as the one in the bathroom. Now, the first one I replaced in the bedroom is turning into a strobe again, which they do shortly before dying completely. I've put foil over it to make the room livable until I feel like wiring in another one.

    That said, this is getting old. I shouldn't have to do wiring work every time I change a stinking light bulb. Is there a better option that could work as a replacement? I'd love a screw in / screw out bulb or something that pulls out of a light socket.
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    I don't have a GD yet (it's on order), but in my Newmar, the puck light bulbs just unplug. Is that not the case with your bulbs?

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    Current (last 5yrs) LED fixtures are pretty fixed, whole units that should last far longer than a few years. Check your source and specifications. A 25,000 hour rating is 3 years 24/7! That's maybe 10 years for a full timer but more like 15-20.

    Keep the receipt and check the warranty!
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    When you replaced the lights, what did you replace them with - the same OEM units from GD? There have been numerous posts about those lights and their tendency to fail in the manner you describe. I finally went ahead and replace all the puck lights in our unit with these:

    https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

    We've had very good results from them with zero failures in 21 months. (Though they were quite a bit less expensive 18 months ago!)

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    Quote Originally Posted by BrokeDown View Post
    I don't have a GD yet (it's on order), but in my Newmar, the puck light bulbs just unplug. Is that not the case with your bulbs?

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    No - as @RickLight alluded to, the puck lights in the GD RVs are all-in-one recessed puck lights with boards of LEDs permanently affixed in the housing.

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    Strobing is a common failure pattern for LED fixtures, regardless of brand. Mine are all fine!

    I suspect some manufacturers engineers did understand the "earthquake every mile" factor.
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