LOA's Stink!!!! Or is it me?

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I bought 2 LOA's from HD and after turning one of them on no more than 4 times. The circuit card (electronic ballast) blew!

Cheap, American made piece of c**p!

The top of the controller chip blew right off!

Has anyone else here had this problem? There are some folks in an aquarium site I visit (http://www.aquabotanic.com/boards/viewtopic.php?t=1367&highlight=flourex ) who have seen similar problems... too bad I didnt find out before I bought this junk.

Is there a modification to get around this?
 
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