i guess it wasnt working well and he sent it back or he got the watt meter and is too embarrassed to share results?
either way a very d-baggy thread ending
5mm seems fine but 40 euro?
you can ship via fedex from china for that price
http://world.taobao.com/item/13030599159.htm?fromSite=main&spm=a312a.7700824.w4002-8411779643.29.VDetxH
this is not uncommon for leds on EU plugs(2 pin)
but you have a us plug (3 pin)so id guess the manufacturer wired the ac cables in backwardsto the driver(it still works because its ac) but when the timer disconects(1 ac wire) the led pulls juice from the other
trouble shoot everything else...
Mouser is okish. Free shipping but u have to pay vat
Sometimes
https://m.reichelt.de/index.html?&ACTION=446&LA=3&SID=13Vp6-AawQATUAABajBo48db5a59f49eafd13922dad8664f291f1
Sometimes
Gets the b version
But why not just use
Elg driver?