EEVblog1460 - REPAIRING a LED Studio Light with a DUMPSTER LAPTOP!

Dave repairs his failed Aputure Amaran HR672C LED studio light by salvaging a part from a dumpster laptop!
Why is this LED light mysteriously killing batteries and falsely indicating charging when no batteries are installed?

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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