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Not completely wrong, they actually do not make them like they used to. There is evidence that lightbulb manufacturers forged a coalition and agreed to artifici
by crishoj 12y ago
Not completely wrong, they actually do not make them like they used to. There is evidence that lightbulb manufacturers forged a coalition and agreed to artificially shorten then mean lifespan of their products, a classic example of planned obsolescence. For an entertaining walk through, watch the documentary The Lightbulb Conspiracy.
- StillBored 12y agoApparently, its continuing with LED's as well, as I've just had the 3rd "burn out" yesterday. I'm too lazy to count the number of bulbs (~20) and compute my own personal failure rates and expected lifetimes, but my seat of the pants estimates are that the 10 year lifespans are a bit optimistic, given that all three died in under a year (three different manufactures too). The ones that died were in open fixtures, so heat shouldn't be a problem either. The first couple I took apart to determine if the LEDs were the problem (they weren't, the power supplies are the weak link), this one I'm going to send back to Cree to see if they actually honor the 10 year warranty, on my 3 month old bulb.