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Re:Return of incandescent light bulbs as MIT makes them more... by jandrese on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @04:53PM (#11772984)
Stop buying such shitty bulbs. I moved into my house 8 years ago and replaced the incandescent as they burned out. Most within the first year. Of all of the bulbs I have replaced, not a single one has failed. The only ones that have failed me are some that came packaged in with a new light fixture. Those were the pits.

Worse, the bulbs in the lamps came from my previous home, and have been going strong for a decade now. I've been wanting to upgrade to LED bulbs when they finally burn out, but they've been too damn reliable.

There is a light at the end of the tunnel (hah) with a couple of bulbs that now won't turn on unless you tap them a bit. They're roughly a decade old and have been used for many hours, so I guess it's finally time.

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Re:Return of incandescent light bulbs as MIT makes them more... by devbent on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @09:58PM (#11774689)
It also depends on the quality of electricity in one's house. I've lived in places that chewed through CFLs at a rapid pace, and yet the same sourced bulbs would last for years in a different house.
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