EEVblog1460 - Interesting REPAIR of an Aputure Amaran LED Studio Light

Dave repairs his failed Aputure Amaran HR672C LED studio light which is mysteriously killing batteries and falsely indicates charging when no batteries are installed.
And salvaging the spare part from an old dumpster laptop!

Forum: https://www.eevblog.com/forum/blog/eevblog1460-interesting-repair-of-an-aputure-amaran-led-studio-light/

00:00 - Aputure Amaran HR672C FAIL
04:00 - Teardown
06:30 - Under the microscope
11:30 - Measurements
13:41 - Charger schematic
15:56 - Analysis
16:40 - More measurements on the likely culprit
17:08 - Bingo!
19:07 - Another fault?!
19:27 - Let's salvage the replacement part from a dumpster laptop!
21:42 - Suck it off and repair
22:27 - Winner Winner Chicken Dinner

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