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mesitoispro@ttrpg.network 3 weeks agoAre light bulbs still designed to fail?
I’m pretty sure the Veritasium video mentioned a historical cartel for light bulbs, but I thought it was something that didn’t exist any more.
AlsaValderaan@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 weeks ago
Modern LED bulbs tend to overdrive the LEDs to a point where they last about as long as incandescent bulbs in my experience. It also allows them to use fewer LEDs, driving cost down. They could last so much longer…
I do like to buy high power ones (100W equivalent ones), open them, and lower the drive current by increasing the driver shunt’s resistance. I haven’t had a single one of those fail. (Don’t do this unless you’re a professional, mains power stuff can be fatal!)