Wasted my money with KINGBRITE. Here's why you should buy from DIGIKEY instead

2

2com

Well-Known Member
RangiSTaxi said:
Ive purchased from Kingbrite , Cree 3590s cobs, heat sinks etc a few years ago possibly 3 years ago and I have had a good experience, and had great grows , one out of 4 meanwell drivers did fail after a few years but repurchase was fine, i didn't expect a warranty at their prices , today ive purchased drivers from digikey I will see how they do. I also had a driver fail with HLG 550 and they have a new one on the way now no cost, so im happy buying from HLG again but they were much more expensive lights so i guess you get what you pay for sometimes.

are meanwell drivers the best Led drivers?
Click to expand...
You didn't expect a warranty on what, the meanwell driver? Because they have 7 year warranties.
 
clement.beand

clement.beand

Member
MedGroww said:
WARNING! You CAN'T return an item with Kingbrite! They want you to pay shipping AND import taxes. They say the fees will be more expensive than the price of the drivers, trying to discourage you from returning the items, on top of the original duty fees and shipping!

I bought $600 of stuff from Kingbrite and I got the wrong drivers. The drivers can't even run the boards I bought in the SAME ORDER. I wasted my money and I can't return the drivers.

To compare, Digikey will accept returns for only $8 CAD. Big difference with Kingbrite who wants you to pay hundreds of dollars for return shipping!
So if you order from Kingbrite make sure you understand that you could lose your money without being able to return the items. This business don't care about their customers, and you realize it only when it's too late.

OH, and Kingbrite will also force you to pay for their seller's paypal fees. This is in direct violation of PayPal User Agreement (confirmed on PayPal website). SHADY AND ILLEGAL!

With Digikey there is NO expensive shipping, NO paypal fees, NO complicated returns. OH also Digikey will ship your order with FedEx 1-day compared to Kingbrite where shipping takes forever. Digikey service is SO much better!
Click to expand...
I order 480w from Vicky@kingbrite, and talking with vicky. She told me you place the wrong order, not they sent wrong.
You order HLG-240H-C2100B, but in fact you need HLG-240H-C1400B.

I read your communication, it seems your demands are unreasonable.
 
Last edited:
DrKiz

DrKiz

Well-Known Member
Hey Clement you may want to delete that.

Although I agree it was his mistake, and not Kingrites to bear the cost of shipping for..... BUT you’re sharing his real name. Not cool!!!!

(Plus you reek of shill. No offence but it’s pretty obvious. New member.)
 
clement.beand

clement.beand

Member
DrKiz said:
Hey Clement you may want to delete that.

Although I agree it was his mistake, and not Kingrites to bear the cost of shipping for..... BUT you’re sharing his real name. Not cool!!!!

(Plus you reek of shill. No offence but it’s pretty obvious. New member.)
Click to expand...
Got it!
 
welight

welight

Well-Known Member
Airwalker16 said:
They're at least low bin lm301h diodes by now you'd be getting, since the new lm302n is coming out soon.
Well worth the savings. Just get your driver from your country for warranty.
Click to expand...
LM302N is a circadian solution and is sub 150LPW?
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Top