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If LED bulbs are supposed to last for 10 years, why do I still need to replace them every 9 months? (hexbear.net)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml
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I'm in a nasty frame of mind right now, and this is what my 'tism brain decided to laser focus on for several hours. I'm mad that my light bulbs cost 10x more than they used to, and don't last any longer, and my power bill is higher than ever.

Yeah yeah, I know, it's probably just capitalism shitting it up on purpose for profit. And bulb science is probably solid, I guess. I'm just pissed off that I just barely managed to scrape through this pay period with $2.78 left in the bank before I default on my mortgage.

Anyway, any lightbulb science comrades got any info?

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[โ€“] 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Brownouts, even ones so minor the human eye can't see, are killers to electronics. Learned that decades ago when I got my first computer (C-64) and had to return a few before we figured out it was bad power. Building code ought to include protection within the main breaker box. Maybe in some places they have such a thing.

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  • [โ€“] 2 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    The C64 had a notoriously garbage power supply that would eventually cook the machine regardless of how clean your line power is.

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  • [โ€“] 1 point 2 years ago

    I have heard that over the years, I think that may have been hit or miss (as with anything in production). Once I had something to fight the power swings I never had an issue with my power supply again. Perhaps the last one I got was from a "better" run.

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