Re:There's something off about LED bulbs
by throwthrowuknow on Thursday March 30, 2023 @09:58AM
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Lol, there is no problem, you’re the problem, actually it is faulty.
Re:There's something off about LED bulbs
by last_responder on Thursday March 30, 2023 @11:15AM
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Green account . A mod? Admin? Either way reported.
Green accounts mean it's new, if you couldn't tell by their trollish post.
Well, I'd guess for most people it doesn't matter whether the LED-chips themselves, capacitors, or some other part of the circuitry fails. If cost-cut cheap LED bulbs with components driven to the max are the norm, consumers will obviously associate LED bulbs with the kind of problems that causes and not with what LED tech could be if it'd be given more budget to breathe.
Re:There's something off about LED bulbs
by everybodyknows on Thursday March 30, 2023 @12:23PM
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> run at the highest temperature possible
So consumers in hot climates who abstain from A/C cooling will suffer such failures disproportionately.
I happen to work with a lot of LED light sources nowadays and I can see most problems discussed are related to the light fixture, driver or psychology. More often than not it is the capacitors in these mains powered LEDs that fail first, because the circuit is designed to run at the highest temperature possible to lower the cost of the final product. The bulbs, or LED chips, looks quite innocent in this regard.