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We’ll design our way through this. It reminds me of the introduction of compact fluorescent lights (CFLs). The first batches didn’t reach their efficiency goals
by maliker 6y ago
We’ll design our way through this. It reminds me of the introduction of compact fluorescent lights (CFLs). The first batches didn’t reach their efficiency goals and burned out faster than expected, which really sucked because of the mercury content. Now 10 years later? Go to Home Depot and the cheapest options are LEDs, they last forever, and they’re free of heavy metals. (Source: someone tried to dissuade me from entering the energy industry by telling the story of the CFL in 2010).
- burnte 6y agoFun side fact, I have a CFL bulb that I bought in 1999, and it still works.
- BeetleB 6y ago> Now 10 years later? Go to Home Depot and the cheapest options are LEDs, they last forever, They really don't last forever. I've had to replace over 3 LED bulbs in my house that didn't last 3 years.
- wongarsu 6y agoI have a similar experience. LEDs bulbs have a problem getting enough heat dissipation in the space afforded by legacy form factors, and to make matters worse they have to fit a power supply board into the bulb (which usually fails before the LEDs fail)
- riffic 6y agoyou need to buy enclosed fixture rated bulbs: https://blog.1000bulbs.com/home/what-is-an-enclosed-fixture-rating https://blog.1000bulbs.com/home/what-is-an-enclosed-fixture-...
- ravedave5 6y agoThey should have a bathtub curve - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathtub_curve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathtub_curve So you will get some failures but over all they last much longer.
- BeetleB 6y agoThey should, but I'm not sure they do - unless the bathtub curve is extremely shallow. It's not like I have a 100 bulbs in my house such that 3-5 failures is acceptable.
- hnick 6y agoI'm of the opinion all bulbs say 10 years because no one remembers when they put them in so can't claim on that claim. Definitely think I've had some fail sooner, while others do go the distance. Maybe I need to keep a log.
- sjg007 6y agoPro tip take a photo of the receipt.
- hnick 6y agoI'd have to write on it where the bulb is installed, but good idea. For the amount spent though, it'd only be for curiosity.
- martyvis 6y agoI write on the bulb insulator the installation date
- asdff 6y ago10 years really means 10 years with using the bulb for x hours a day