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Two different 30W AC mains voltage LEDs
Today, let's take a look at two different types of LEDs rated directly for AC mains voltage. It comes in 110V version (also runs on 100V / 115V / 120V) and 220V version (also runs on 230V / 240V). No power supply or LED driver is needed. Let's test them, compare the efficiency with the best mains voltage LED I've found so far and of course let's also reverse engineer the schematic with the help of my cat :).
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