Orphek Atlantic V3 diodes burning

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I have 2x Orphek Atlantik V3 Compact fixtures purchased direct from Orphek in 2016. About 6 months ago I noticed that some of the diodes are burning the lenses. I have kept the fans clean of dust and the fixtures have not been excessively hot when checking the temps through the app. Today I took apart my fixtures and some of the diodes have melted but still function and have burnt the lenses. They are outside the warranty. Any recommendations of what to do? @Orphek or other Orphek user suggestions.
 
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Here is the thread to read.
 

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the V3 and even the gen1 of V4 had these issues but rarely discussed. I never heard of anyone saying they had burnt diodes until it happened to my V4 Gen1 Compact.

Good thing is, Orphek's customer service is pretty good at dealing with that issue. I've received replacement diodes free couple of times free shipping DHL 2nd day from overseas. I ended up going with a upgraded Gen2 PC board which has the newer/better diodes which hopefully won't burn out.

Contact Orphek's customer service via email is your best bet.
 

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