Toshiba LED Mini Bulb Exploded Diagram

We have exploded several types of LED lamps (E27, MR16, GU10, Par30) in a series of articles, illustrating some interesting renderings. Now in this post, we will demonstrate some real stuffs – an exploded Toshiba LED mini bulb.

Toshiba LED Mini Bulbs

This is what a 3.4W Toshib LED mini bulb looks like before being exploed.

Toshiba LED Light Bulbs - Lamp Cover

This is the lamp cover of a Toshiba LED bulb. This is a translucent lamp cover, neither transparent nor frosted lamp cover. The LED in the lamp can be seen from outside the lamp through the translucent cover.

Toshiba Mini LED Bulbs - Module LED

Toshiba LED Light Bulbs - Exploded 01

Now, the mini bulb has been exploded. We can see very clearly, a module LED (about 3W) is on the center of a PCB with aluminum plate (for heat dissipating). Judging from the LED’s colour, this is probably a warm white LED bulb. The PCB is quite simple, but we still find two electric wires are connected to something in the lamp body.
Toshiba LED Light Bulbs

Toshiba LED Light Bulbs - Exploded 02

From this photo, the body of the light bulb can be seen right through. And finally, the secret of the two wires has been revealed. The wires are connected to the driver. The driver is basically some electronic components integrated on a PCB. We have explained that in our previous articles that when LEDs work, they usually need some drivers as they can not be driven by AC current directly. However, in fact, this conclusion is only applied to DC LEDs. There is another type of LEDs which is AC-driven LEDs which can be driven by AC current.

Above is how we exploded a Toshiba LED mini bulb.