silence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · edit-211 months agoIt’s Official: US Stores Can No Longer Sell Most Incandescent Lightswww.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1139arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up1139arrow-down1external-linkIt’s Official: US Stores Can No Longer Sell Most Incandescent Lightswww.nytimes.comsilence7@slrpnk.netM to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.netEnglish · edit-211 months agomessage-square34fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareDyf_Tfh@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down1·11 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-squarekozy138linkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·11 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
minus-squareWalrusDragonOnABike@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 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.
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.
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
IME, LED whining gets me to replace them before they actually die. For old people who can’t hear it, they should last longer.