That would be great! If they're the same, if so I would suspect that the chinese company that manufactures them for noopsyche is stealing their proprietary tech. It would be interesting to see what you discover.
I'm not saying that this is exactly what's happening with the LED light, but you are correct. I know someone that knows some that knows a handbag manufacturer in Italy. This manufacturer manufactures super high end handbags for most luxury brands and their friends manufacture for other luxury brands. They have the rights to all the raw materials. Once they get a production order and its fulfilled, they make "extras" from the leftover material. They even have the "stamp of authenticity" or the authenticity cards. These handbags sell for 1/4 to 1/2 retail cost. They are not fakes, just unauthorized. Some of the handbags were taken to their respective retail stores and their repair guys couldnt tell any difference. I have a feeling that's happening here if the manufacturing process is being done in China and the seller is selling from China. I dont know how much the price difference is on the lights but I'm sure its tempting. I wouldn't support a seller like that. The items are likely unauthorized, and the unauthorized seller doesnt have overhead like R&D and marketing to cover. Also, dont know if these lights have any patents or copyrights, but I'm sure they have trademarks, so the seller is stealing the intellectual property rights too. Just my 2 cents. Good luck @noopsyche
That’s great! But be prepared for some kickback and flak... a lot of US customers are going to be quite upset if it turns out they were paying 2-2.5x the cost in order to support US suppliers if they turn out to be identical.
I’ll try my best! I have a fluke meter so I believe I can get the readings, but a little math comes in when figuring LED output %. I can look up a formula :P
The plug is just a conductor for the electricity. The light Voltage/Hz/Amperage rating 120V / 50 or 60 Hz / and 4.0 Amps. In the US our Hz is 60, just has to do with the sine wave frequency and overall electrical efficiency! Basically, you can change the end of the plug to a US type plug by just cutting the China plug off and screwing the wires into the terminals for a solder free connection :)
I’ll definitely take the time to compile all of the component info before making the video :) thanks for that.
Predictions:
They are exactly the same
Difference is:
You get no warranty from the China site
Your package may get hit with import duties
You wait quite a bit longer
Deal breaker:
Power supply is a clone, I mean still can be replaced.
So it is worth it? @Strawberry will have an answer for us
The thing is, everyone has some extra cords laying around (lower on the image) so the china plug can be thrown out (instead of purchasing adapters and what not)
