Thanks for that info- I think I was fortunate there was enough room inside. I've never replaced capacitors in a power supply but would like to learn how someday.
While I am all up for creativity, this is not a safe repair. Double-sided tape will likely fail one day when the inside of the cabinet heats up in in the sun, a parked car, or from general use; and then you will have a 120v adapter flopping around inside the case of the light. Then, with the adapter loose inside the case, a soldered connection could break/fatigue off and then short your control board, send 120V down your DMX line, OR worst-case, electrify the chassis, your metal light stands/trussing and electrocute someone. Creative? YES! :) Safe? NO!!! Also, not sure what kind of fight you'd get from an insurance company if you burned down a high-school or wedding venue with a home-made non-approved modification like this. If you're set on this sort of mod, I'd recommend a good epoxy and/or custom metal strap bolted to the chassis, to help ensure the adapter stays put, and heat-shrink tubing FOR SURE...on ALL soldered connections to keep it a least a little safer. I DO appreciate these cool tutorials, but let's encourage safe repairs, at the very least. The best solution would be to repair the approved OEM power supply and re-install properly.
A chinsy repair, use Gorilla epoxy to fasten the wall wart. Fail 2 here is these are more like 32 watt power supplies, a 15 watt is under powered for 64 leds all on at the same time. A32 watt 12V laptop supply would be better, externally mounted if need be. Most failures are usually the leds or SMD resistors on the lamp board anyway,,that is my problem, I can't seem to find replacement LEDs and part numbers must be a secret.
Thanks Daniel- I like your idea of using Gorilla epoxy, but I will tell you I have used 3M outdoor mounting tape for countless mods through the years and never had a fail! The little power supply exceeded the amp rating of the failed power supply and worked fine. (better quality I'm imagining than the cheap original that failed) Most definitely not a "pro" repair job, but in a pinch got me through a few shows before I retired the light. Thanks for spending the time to watch and comment!
I don't think that's the way to go. I was pretty schocked by this "repair". No safety what so ever. It hurts just by watching it. I would rather buy a new supply or at least repair the original power supply, instead of schoving some random Powerbrick in the fixture. Sorry but this is way too dangerous.
