Make sure your fixtures are ventilated. Prolonged heat degrades the capacitor until the power supply dies. The LEDs themselves are generally fine.
There was a cap plague a few years ago and cheap bulbs got the worst of it.
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.
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.
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)
yeah I do start to wonder if this “contractor grade” stuff means shit tier. Also arent contractors generally trying to cut every possible corner to maximize profit on their bid?
this isnt even shitty, except light bulbs dotn really burn out anymore
They still burn out pretty regularly for me, probably at the same rate as non-leds.
what are you doing with them 😂
Probably buy them from manufacturers that are still part of lightbulb conspiracy 🙃
Obligatory Technology Connections video…
Was there a fire station in California that had a light bulb from like 1906 that stayed on for like 100 years? This might explain a lot.
There still is, likely, but it’s not because it was great more of never being turned off, it probably won’t ever turn again.
It’s still there, yep.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centennial_Light
Probably pulling a Mr. hands
The safe word is Enumclaw
Make sure your fixtures are ventilated. Prolonged heat degrades the capacitor until the power supply dies. The LEDs themselves are generally fine.
There was a cap plague a few years ago and cheap bulbs got the worst of it.
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.
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.
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)
Not like they used too, but still do. Built a new home, and in less than 2 years, several of the cheap contractor grade bulbs have burned out.
yeah I do start to wonder if this “contractor grade” stuff means shit tier. Also arent contractors generally trying to cut every possible corner to maximize profit on their bid?
It is the absolute cheapest grade. Usually, they try to hide that fact, but these bulbs literally say contractor-serialnumber lol.
Yes.
It’s the civilian equivalent of “military grade”.
They might. Usually it’s the transformer, though. And even the LEDs will degrade over time.
yeah but it takes such a long time