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Re:American drivers have a blinding headlight problem. It co... by rootusrootus on Thursday February 16, 2023 @12:58PM (#34822543)
That's interesting; I've been going the other direction. One by one I've been retrofitting my recessed can lights with fixed LED fixtures made by Cree. Because the LED floodlight bulbs fail relatively quickly, no matter which brand I buy, but I've never had a single one of the Cree fixed-LED fixtures go bad (and the oldest are pushing 10 years now). I figure the heat management is better on the purpose-built fixture, which explains why it lasts.
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Re:American drivers have a blinding headlight problem. It co... by bob1029 on Thursday February 16, 2023 @01:11PM (#34822841)
> Because the LED floodlight bulbs fail relatively quickly, no matter which brand I buy

I think I solved this in my old house. BR40 bulbs. I don't recall the specific vendor but they were very expensive.

The amount of work it takes to get up to the fixture is most of the effort, so I can lean both ways on this one.

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