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minus-squareJokeDeitylinkfedilinkEnglish6•4 months agoI think about the lightbulb cartel all the time. How has no one managed to recreate those super long lasting bulbs in all this time?
minus-squareLuminocta linkfedilinkEnglish8•4 months agoAren’t led “bulbs” really durable? I’m using mostly led and feel like they last longer because they don’t heat up and cool down as bad…
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish4•4 months agoIIRC in LEDs its normally the transformer that dies rather than the LED.
minus-squareJokeDeitylinkfedilinkEnglish1•4 months agoSure? Not really the thing I’m getting at though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel
minus-squareBuelldozerlinkfedilinkEnglish4•4 months agoThey can and have been recreated. They just suck due to having very low light output.
I think about the lightbulb cartel all the time. How has no one managed to recreate those super long lasting bulbs in all this time?
Aren’t led “bulbs” really durable? I’m using mostly led and feel like they last longer because they don’t heat up and cool down as bad…
IIRC in LEDs its normally the transformer that dies rather than the LED.
Sure? Not really the thing I’m getting at though.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel
They can and have been recreated. They just suck due to having very low light output.