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Re:LEDs from Dubai: The Royal Lights You Can’t Buy by skybrian on Friday March 03, 2023 @01:35PM (#35013364)
These lights were originally a public art exhibit that was supposed to be for two years, and then was extended. [1] They aren't used for anything essential.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Bay_Lights

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Re:LEDs from Dubai: The Royal Lights You Can’t Buy by Karawebnetwork on Friday March 03, 2023 @03:00PM (#35014298)
We have a bridge with smart LED lights on in here in Montréal. They were put in 2017 with a promise that they will remain until 2027.

Now I wonder if they will actually last.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_Cartier_Bridge#%22Livi...

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Re:LEDs from Dubai: The Royal Lights You Can’t Buy by the_pwner224 on Friday March 03, 2023 @03:14PM (#35014455)
There's absolutely no reason they won't last if properly engineered. We have a very good understanding of how and why LEDs fail over time.

If the lights need to last 10 years, then the mechanical & electrical engineers can make a design that will last 10 years. That's not hard to do. The reason many LEDs, especially consumer LEDs, fail early is due to excessive cost cutting.

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