Teardown of a $1.25 LED Lightbulb

Re:Teardown of a $1.25 LED Lightbulb by julianlam on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @01:26PM (#22368410)

A year or two would be fantastic! I replaced all the halogen bulbs in my house with Uberhaus GU10 and PAR20 LEDs. They last on average about 6 months.

They were a dollar Canadian after government incentive. You get what you pay for.

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Re:Teardown of a $1.25 LED Lightbulb by zippergz on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @01:37PM (#22368526)

I'm on year 5 or 6 right now with the Cree bulbs I bought.

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Re:Teardown of a $1.25 LED Lightbulb by 9HZZRfNlpR on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @04:49PM (#22370450)

That sounds awfully bad, even my cheapest of the cheap bulbs last minimum 2yrs. Are you aware how's the quality of power coming into your house?

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Re:Teardown of a $1.25 LED Lightbulb by Marsymars on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @03:28PM (#22369699)

If you're in Canada, I've had good luck with Luminus Elite (different from the Luminus non-elite available at non-Costco locations) PAR20 and GU10 bulbs from Costco. Or I use Philips warmglow from Home Depot or comparable Ikea bulbs (which have brighter GU10 than the Luminus Elite line) in locations where I want non-ugly dimming.

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Re:Teardown of a $1.25 LED Lightbulb by julianlam on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @10:50PM (#22372539)

Appreciate the tip, I'll check them out next time I head to Costco

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Re:Teardown of a $1.25 LED Lightbulb by pkaye on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @04:52PM (#22370470)

I replaced a dozen halogens with Torchstar LEDs from Amazon. They have lasted for 3+ years so far. The old halogens used to fail, once every 6 months.

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