Whirlpool fridge/freezer LED light question


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Old 02-24-20, 03:28 PM
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Whirlpool fridge/freezer LED light question

I just replaced the freezer light in my Whirlpool side-by-side, WRS322FDAW00. What the product page showed was this:

which is what the original looked like. What I received, however, looks the image below. Is this a design change, or did they send me a knockoff? It works, but I don't want to pay for a knockoff advertised as OEM.
 
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Old 02-24-20, 03:31 PM
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Those are the same exact board. The top picture has no components on it so it will do nothing.
The second picture has all the support components on it.
 
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But the first picture is what the original looked like, and it worked until it died a couple of months ago--I'd presumed all the work was done by ICs rather than capacitors, etc. Other pics of the board show the same as below (the original I just removed); e.g.,
https://www.appliancepartspros.com/w...ap6022533.html
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My mistake..... they are not the same board.
The W10398007 is a low voltage module. Its replacement can be the WPW10515057
The second picture is the dual voltage version of the light. 120v and low voltage.
 
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Should I return it, or is an acceptable replacement?
 
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It's perfectly acceptable.
I didn't look up the prices but it could be slightly higher than the low voltage only board.
 
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OK, thanks. Since it didn't even look like the retailer's product page I was concerned that they'd send a cheap knock-off.

Is there any reason they have a different version of the same part (dual voltage)?
 

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Usually when they do that it's so a tech only needs to carry the one part for multiple applications.
 
 

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