Lad to [email protected] • 4 months agoWhat's an example of something that was just done right the first time round?message-square88fedilinkarrow-up1118arrow-down11
arrow-up1117arrow-down1message-squareWhat's an example of something that was just done right the first time round?Lad to [email protected] • 4 months agomessage-square88fedilink
minus-square@hperrinlink11•4 months agoSure, but those kinds of lights are very dim. You can just use a dimmer bulb set to very low if you want that kind of longevity.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish21•edit-24 months agoTechnology connections did a video on it. Basically the lights which lasted forever either; sucked at giving light and/or sucked at sucking power. Light manufacturers got together and made a standard which was a sweet spot of power efficiency, longevity and light output. Unfortunately, being decent at all three meant no longer sucking at two to boost longevity.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•4 months agoEvery time I think I understand a household appliance, Technology Connections has a 20-60 minute explaining why it’s more complicated than I thought.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•edit-24 months agoLongevity wasn’t a metric the Phoebus Cartel was actively maximising
Sure, but those kinds of lights are very dim. You can just use a dimmer bulb set to very low if you want that kind of longevity.
Technology connections did a video on it. Basically the lights which lasted forever either; sucked at giving light and/or sucked at sucking power.
Light manufacturers got together and made a standard which was a sweet spot of power efficiency, longevity and light output. Unfortunately, being decent at all three meant no longer sucking at two to boost longevity.
Every time I think I understand a household appliance, Technology Connections has a 20-60 minute explaining why it’s more complicated than I thought.
Heh.
I don’t get it.
Longevity wasn’t a metric the Phoebus Cartel was actively maximising