On Sun, 30 Oct 2016 18:18:18 -0400, Dan Espen
wrote:

Bill Moinihan writes:

wrote:

Who's lifetime?
Thats a very vague term.

One huge problem with LED-lifetime claims, as I understand them anyway, is
that the *electronics* doesn't last as long as the LED.

Of course, their claims are for the LED only.
The electronics fails much sooner (I'm told).

Ridiculous.

Your claim that is.

Any lifetime claims are for the entire device.

That's what I was thinking.....

When there is a power outage, I normally shut off all the breakers
except one, That one is just somewhere that only serves a few outlets,
and I will plug in a lamp or something that wont get harmed, to tell me
the power came back on. When they turn the power on, there can be a
surge.

However, I think lightning does more damage. Even if it dont hit the
power lines directly, it comes thru the wires. That includes the phone
lines. I have lost several modems over the years. Now, I unplug the
phone line all the time I'm not using the modem, and shut everything
down when there is lightning in the area.