Pointless Indicator LED « on: October 27, 2019, 06:30:21 AM » Author: Mandolin Girl
Here's one for you: A lot of electrical items have little LED indicators to tell you the status of them, but my hair dryer has a little green one that comes on when it's working.   Surely the fact that hot air is coming out of it gives the game away.!
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	Re: Pointless Indicator LED « Reply #1 on: October 27, 2019, 07:32:45 AM » Author: FGS
Eliminates the incoming power being the problem why it’s not blowing. If light is on then your problem is elsewhere. Doesn’t seem like much for diagnosis but it helps a bit.
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	Re: Pointless Indicator LED « Reply #2 on: October 27, 2019, 07:37:31 AM » Author: Mandolin Girl
Quote from: FGS on October 27, 2019, 07:32:45 AM Eliminates the incoming power being the problem why it’s not blowing. If light is on then your problem is elsewhere. Doesn’t seem like much for diagnosis but it helps a bit. Having it still seems pointless, if the LED comes on and no air comes out, then as a totally sealed unit you will have to buy a new one. Therefore pointless.
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	Re: Pointless Indicator LED « Reply #3 on: October 27, 2019, 07:57:03 AM » Author: FGS
Well, yes. At least you didn’t waste time trying to find some other confirmed working device to plug into the outlet the hair dryer was plugged into. Or digging out the multimeter to check fuse (I think UK has fuses in plugs). Light’s on but not blowing? Into the e-waste bin you go. 5 seconds to decide that rather than minutes to test outlet and fuse.
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Why I like LEDs on top of other lighting tech?
LEDs = Upgrade 95% of the applications. (That is if you avoid eBay's LEDs).

LED brainwash? No, people uses them cuz they work well for them.

	Re: Pointless Indicator LED « Reply #4 on: October 27, 2019, 07:58:41 AM » Author: Mandolin Girl
Quote from: FGS on October 27, 2019, 07:57:03 AM Well, yes. At least you didn’t waste time trying to find some other confirmed working device to plug into the outlet the hair dryer was plugged into. Or digging out the multimeter to check fuse (I think UK has fuses in plugs). Light’s on but not blowing? Into the e-waste bin you go. 5 seconds to decide that rather than minutes to test outlet and fuse. Fair point.
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	Re: Pointless Indicator LED « Reply #6 on: October 27, 2019, 04:12:52 PM » Author: Mandolin Girl
Quote from: FGS on October 27, 2019, 07:57:03 AM Well, yes. At least you didn’t waste time trying to find some other confirmed working device to plug into the outlet the hair dryer was plugged into. Or digging out the multimeter to check fuse (I think UK has fuses in plugs). Light’s on but not blowing? Into the e-waste bin you go. 5 seconds to decide that rather than minutes to test outlet and fuse. MK plugs used to have a test point on the bottom of the plug, so that you could test the integrity of the fuse without taking it out of the plug.
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	Re: Pointless Indicator LED « Reply #7 on: October 27, 2019, 10:15:59 PM » Author: Cole D.
Light on a hair dryer? I hadn't seen that. We have one of those portable burners though, that has two burners and plugs into 120V. And it does have a green light though to show it plugged in. Probably a safety to remember to unplug when not in use.
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	Re: Pointless Indicator LED « Reply #8 on: October 29, 2019, 09:24:08 PM » Author: wide-lite 1000
I have an electric fireplace that has a lighted power symbol that lights red when the unit is plugged in but turned off and turns green when it's on . The dumb thing is when it's on , both the indicator and the display turn off after a few seconds so if you had turned off the fire effect and just had on the heat setting when the heat cycles off the whole thing is dark, Iv'e forgot about it and left it on all day before. i don't have a problem with the display timing off but the power indicator should stay on regardless !
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