[AT] OT LED question

[Paul]

I guess we have been lucky. I started buying LED when I got one on sale 
for $15, that was 5 years ago and it is still going as bright as ever. I 
have one in desk lamp (40 watt) that probably has not been off for 3 
years except the power goes out. We have yet to have one burn out, but 
then it has only been 3 years since we really started using them. For 
the last 18 months we have bought nothing but LED's. I agree with CFLS, 
that turned into a big fiasco with so many different colors and 
brightness, and they only lasted about half what they were claimed.

Paul -IN


On 11/2/2016 3:46 PM, Spencer Yost wrote:
> You folks know me:   I try really hard to not be that grumpy old man that says everything new is terrible.  In fact I don't even have to try all that hard.  Adapting comes naturally.
>
> However I am that grumpy old man when it comes to light bulbs tho....   I hate CFLs and LEDs.   None of them last like they claim and the light quality stinks.
>
> You have my sympathy.
>
> Tractor/ATIS reference:
>
> General purpose LED bulbs are  not dimmable without side effects,  for enclosed housings or rough service.   In fact one LED in a dimmable circuit would make my UPS (that keeps ATIS up during power outages) transformer hum. It was the weirdest thing.   Slide the dimmer down halfway and the UPS would make a racket.   All the way up and it would be fine.   Completely different circuits too.   The bulb itself would dim fine without effect but my UPS hated it.
>
> Spencer Yost
>
>> On Nov 2, 2016, at 9:50 AM, <rlgoss at twc.com> <rlgoss at twc.com> wrote:
>>
>> I had that happen on an LED desk lamp.  It turned out that one portion of the circuitry went open-circuit and the lamp was working at about half.  The store gave me a replacement for it and everything has been fine since then.
>>
>>
>>
>> Larry
>>
>> ---- Ron Cook <ron at lakeport-1.com> wrote:
>>> Based on the discussion here a little over a year ago, I put some LED
>>> lights here and there.  One being in the kitchen.  Seemed good. However,
>>> lately I have been having trouble seeing well in the kitchen.  Just
>>> seemed like there was not enough light.  I just screwed the CREE LED out
>>> and installed one of my old 100W incandescent bulbs.  Holy Smokes!!!!  I
>>> can see again.  I was getting worried about my eyes.  Why has this
>>> expensive LED bulb dimmed down??  I think the govmnt stuck it to us
>>> again like the digital television signal.
>>>
>>> Ron
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