Thread: That's it. No more fluorescent bulbs.
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Default That's it. No more fluorescent bulbs.
On 12/15/2013 4:18 PM, wrote:
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Just have another of my 3c LED units starting to flash - on it's way
out in less than 4 months ---

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I have purchaces from 2 or 4 different online dealers - the lamps are
obviously from at least 2 different "factories" and there has been
very little difference between them. About 220 of them 12 volt,
andabout 30 120 volt. Some with 3 3 watt crees and some with 4.

There's a lot of trade-offs (cost, volume, ease of replacement, MTBF),
but doing a burn in with an off line fixture might be worth it. It does
really depend, but a significant failure rate in 220 of them could be
annoying.

Bob
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