• nesc@lemmy.cafe
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    1 day ago

    They still burn out pretty regularly for me, probably at the same rate as non-leds.

    • rumba@lemmy.zip
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      They still burn out pretty regularly for me

      1. Make sure your fixtures are ventilated. Prolonged heat degrades the capacitor until the power supply dies. The LEDs themselves are generally fine.

      2. There was a cap plague a few years ago and cheap bulbs got the worst of it.

      3. Until recently, super bright versions (150w-200w equivalent) only came from off-brands because none of the name brands wanted to put their name on something unreliable.

      4. If still have regular problems with the LED bulbs, buy them from the dollar store. They probably won’t last any longer, but if they’re gonna die on you anyway, the cheap ass ones from there still provide the same light as the better known models.

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      1 day ago

      As others have mentioned, there’s something wrong with your setup. Your entire home should probably only be going through 1-2 replacements per year, vs replacing nearly all of them every year (as was the case with 1000-hour incandescents)