Re: totally OT, except to the extent that it's QRP: LED lamps

Posted by Alan Bloom on Apr 03, 2009; 9:40pm
URL: http://elecraft.85.s1.nabble.com/OT-MFJ-Quality-Issues-tp2582801p2583035.html

On Fri, 2009-04-03 at 13:59 -0700, wayne burdick wrote:

> I just replaced four gas-guzzling incandescent lamps in my dining room
> chandelier with four LED lamps that screw into the same bases. Went
> from 240 watts to 6 watts, total.
>
> The usual complaint about LED lamps is the cost. But prices are coming
> down fast: these were only about $4 each at Costco. Each contains 21
> white LEDs, and they basically last forever, which means I won't
> constantly be replacing lamps in this fixture.
>
> If the world converts to LED lighting, we won't need to build any more
> power plants, and we can all use KW amps guilt-free :)
>
> Wayne
> N6KR

Do they really last forever?  I have had bad luck with LED night lights
gradually getting dimmer over a period of a few months.  Do the
incandescent replacements have any specs on that?

Al N1AL


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