A lingering question in my head about these Amazon and Home Depot bargain bin products. The ecosmart 80cent bulbs I have commonly fail by just becoming dim just like this guy’s. Well I can’t expect too much from bottom dollar quality.
TL:DW
Amazon product that failed after 15 months with the seller nowhere to be found, didn’t work because of a bad connection.
ecosmart likely a shorting resistor, not enough voltage from the driver chip getting to LEDs that are working just fine.
utilitech pros had better heat dissipation and more parts, but found no clear failure mode and he busted the thing anyway diagnosing how it handled mains voltage.
I have a whole bunch of ceiling bulbs (19 of them) that I replaced with LEDs. In 3 years, 7 of them have died. That failure rate is comparable to incandescents. Unfortunately the sockets are kind of an odd socket type (BR30) that only a few brands make. I would really like to know which brands I can actually trust but I’m afraid the answer is likely “none of them.”
A lingering question in my head about these Amazon and Home Depot bargain bin products. The ecosmart 80cent bulbs I have commonly fail by just becoming dim just like this guy’s. Well I can’t expect too much from bottom dollar quality.
TL:DW
I have a whole bunch of ceiling bulbs (19 of them) that I replaced with LEDs. In 3 years, 7 of them have died. That failure rate is comparable to incandescents. Unfortunately the sockets are kind of an odd socket type (BR30) that only a few brands make. I would really like to know which brands I can actually trust but I’m afraid the answer is likely “none of them.”
I have Philips bulbs and while they still work (though I also do not use them much), they’re buzzing pretty loudly for my ears.