Comment by jjtheblunt
3 days ago
anedcote but i've been using leds for 8 years+ now and there's big variance in such behavior between manufacturers.
3 days ago
anedcote but i've been using leds for 8 years+ now and there's big variance in such behavior between manufacturers.
Three led lights in my flat went within 3 months after I moved in. But some time ago I had an incandescent bulb that lived for years.
With bulb it depends on how/how often you power cycle. A good way to extend its life is to not power cycle it and to underpower it. Dimming a bulb also saves electricity and easier on the eyes.
With LED it is up to manufacturer. People say LEDs are cheaper but those leds are exactly the ones you have to keep buying. And good LED prices can go pretty high compared to bulbs.
We essentially have a lifetime supply of LEDs because we label each one with the date and refund from Amazon when they don’t last the full warranty, which none of them do.
People assumed that LEDs would last forever because the crystals essentially do, but the encasement and all of the heat issues you have to deal with for the electronics makes that pointless.
Neat approach. I am not organized enough for that so I just buy whatever crappy leds ikea sells today.
On the one hand you have your Anne site, on the other hand there’s decades of data.
And only one of them is directly pertinent. None of the "decades of data" takes into account correct exploitation. But all talks about leds are about perfect spherical cow in vacuum that doesn't exist for average consumer
I am sure leds technically do live longer than bulbs. But the difference is not significant enough in real life.
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