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I ordered this light on Taobao for the kids thinking it would be battery powered or powered from a USB supply. This is what I got. Not only the plug is the wrong type but I doubt there is any kind of protection in that flimsy little white box.

Mathias Verdon 韋馬斯

@mathiasverdon.com

5 Oct 2025

Popped it open and here we are, just a single chip, most likely a rectifier of some sort.

Mathias Verdon 韋馬斯

@mathiasverdon.com

Looking closer it's an MB10F, a FULL BRIDGE RECTIFIER. I guess I'll have to replace the entire circuit with something safer, don't want to set the apartment on fire.

5/10/25, 8:11 am0 reposts0 likes

Mathias Verdon 韋馬斯

@mathiasverdon.com

5 Oct 2025

No way this passed the CE safety tests lmao. All 20 lights are connected in series so that would explain the 12V-240V marking. Fastest way to fix it would be to just replace the plug with a fused UK type plug but I'd still like to power this off USB somehow.