@[email protected]M to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and [email protected]English • edit-211 months agoIt’s Official: US Stores Can No Longer Sell Most Incandescent Lightswww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square35fedilinkarrow-up1132arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1132arrow-down1external-linkIt’s Official: US Stores Can No Longer Sell Most Incandescent Lightswww.nytimes.com@[email protected]M to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and [email protected]English • edit-211 months agomessage-square35fedilinkfile-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•11 months agoSo far i have never replaced any LED bulbs, and the oldest ones i have are 15+ years old. LED strips though, where a single dead led can bring down the whole strip, are absolutely a non sensical idea.
minus-squareWalrusDragonOnABikelinkfedilink1•11 months agoIME, LED whining gets me to replace them before they actually die. For old people who can’t hear it, they should last longer.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink0•11 months agoWell I’ve replaced over 10 in like 3 years. They can get much hotter than incandescent, which can damage the internal circuitry. Perhaps personal experience isn’t the best gauge of reliability
So far i have never replaced any LED bulbs, and the oldest ones i have are 15+ years old.
LED strips though, where a single dead led can bring down the whole strip, are absolutely a non sensical idea.
IME, LED whining gets me to replace them before they actually die. For old people who can’t hear it, they should last longer.
Well I’ve replaced over 10 in like 3 years. They can get much hotter than incandescent, which can damage the internal circuitry. Perhaps personal experience isn’t the best gauge of reliability