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sparky1337@ttrpg.network ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

Yep. When I moved into my house the previous owner had used all garbage Walmart LED’s. I think I had one fail each month and just bought a bunch on sale from Phillips eventually.

Most common failure was the driver. So they turned into strobe lights lol. Most annoying failure ever.

And more importantly, not every LED is dimmer compatible. Sometimes they’re super picky or just plain don’t work.

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pseudonym@monyet.cc ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Can you recommend which ones to buy? I have the strobe light problem and it is indeed very annoying

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- sparky1337@ttrpg.network ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  Generally I don’t buy anything else other than Phillips. They’re usually bulletproof if you don’t get the smart bulbs. I’ve not had a Phillips fail in ~10 years. But that’s a sample size of like 30 or so bulbs.
  
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  - Blaster_M@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
    While I’ve has a Philips fail, it was due to environmental reasons. Otherwise, Philips bulbs have lasted me literal years for hours every day.
    
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- snf@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  The strobe light problem might also be caused by putting a LED that’s not dimmer-compatible on a dimmer switch
  
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- BearOfaTime@lemm.ee ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
  I have Cree, Amazon and IKEA. Those all seem to last about the same.
  
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trolololol@lemmy.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago
Oh dang, a cheap driver is probably $0.50 cheaper than a half decent one that can take the hit.

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