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Originally posted by nomadd View PostLEDs don't have "bulbs" - they are semi-conductor diodes. When they fail, they normally fail "shorted", so the rest will continue to function.
Bigclive will tell you everything you need to know. He has quite a fetish for all things LED : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWxv0HUcw-g
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Originally posted by Gumbo Robot View Post..LED lights don't have replaceable bulbs so once one bulb goes the whole lot goes in the bin. That can't be very green...
Bigclive will tell you everything you need to know. He has quite a fetish for all things LED : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWxv0HUcw-g
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Originally posted by rl4engc View PostI had some of those with the replaceable bulbs around the coving in the front room, decided to leave them up after Christmas as they looked quite nice. Each time a bulb went it would knock a section of about 8 bulbs out, after a few months there were more lamps out than were lit, so I guiltily chucked the whole lot out.
On the tree now I use "Warm White" LED ones, none have failed and they're about 3-4 years old. They don't look quite as nice as the old incandescent ones but they're close enough and obvioulsly no faffing with replacing fiddly bulbs.
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I had some of those with the replaceable bulbs around the coving in the front room, decided to leave them up after Christmas as they looked quite nice. Each time a bulb went it would knock a section of about 8 bulbs out, after a few months there were more lamps out than were lit, so I guiltily chucked the whole lot out.
On the tree now I use "Warm White" LED ones, none have failed and they're about 3-4 years old. They don't look quite as nice as the old incandescent ones but they're close enough and obvioulsly no faffing with replacing fiddly bulbs.
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I still got old skool ones up the 'warm' bulb color ones, but I feel a bit cheap as everyone else got fancy white LED's up, I feel like the poor kid who is wearing trainers bought because they looked like Reebok but actually weren't (I will never forget that aged 11).
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Originally posted by Gumbo Robot View PostIs it my imagination or do the LED lights just not have the sparkle of the old style lights?
I know they're supposed to be greener but I've only just chucked out my old set which gave up the ghost after 20 years & LED lights don't have replaceable bulbs so once one bulb goes the whole lot goes in the bin. That can't be very green...
LED lights don't blow as easily as filament ones so they shouldn't need replacing too frequently. Also, if one ore two LEDs do go, the other lights will still function.
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LED last for ever
Phillips, Osram and the other bulb manufacturers have been caught lying about bulb life
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LED vs Incandescent Christmas Lights
Is it my imagination or do the LED lights just not have the sparkle of the old style lights?
I know they're supposed to be greener but I've only just chucked out my old set which gave up the ghost after 20 years & LED lights don't have replaceable bulbs so once one bulb goes the whole lot goes in the bin. That can't be very green...Tags: None
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