@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 11 days agoNew Refrigerators, Washing Machines, Furniture and Tires Will All Have to Last Longer, Europe Mandateswww.scientificamerican.comexternal-linkmessage-square178fedilinkarrow-up1985
arrow-up1985external-linkNew Refrigerators, Washing Machines, Furniture and Tires Will All Have to Last Longer, Europe Mandateswww.scientificamerican.com@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 11 days agomessage-square178fedilink
minus-squareJokeDeitylinkfedilinkEnglish6•11 days 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•11 days 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•11 days agoIIRC in LEDs its normally the transformer that dies rather than the LED.
minus-squareJokeDeitylinkfedilinkEnglish1•10 days agoSure? Not really the thing I’m getting at though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phoebus_cartel
minus-squareBuelldozerlinkfedilinkEnglish4•11 days 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.