Teardown of a $1.25 LED Lightbulb

Re:Teardown of a $1.25 LED Lightbulb by WalterBright on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @04:09PM (#22370081)

You can only install LED bulbs in fixtures that are open to the air. There are some newer bulbs that claim to be heat resistant, we'll see.

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Re:Teardown of a $1.25 LED Lightbulb by ants_a on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @04:57PM (#22370516)

Even open to the air might not be enough. I just had a couple of self described "revolutionary thermal design" [1] bulbs fail after less than a year in a one end open glass fixture.

[1] https://energenie.com/item.aspx?id=8293

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Re:Teardown of a $1.25 LED Lightbulb by gnicholas on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @11:52PM (#22372763)

I’ve installed Phillips LEDs in various enclosures and had no issues in 3 years. Frankly, the hum issues that I have encountered with dimmer switches and LEDs (even when not dimmed, and even when using supposedly dimmable LEDs) make them more suitable for use in an enclosure. That way you can’t hear them buzz, like in an open chandelier.

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