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Little-known tricks to make your LED bulbs last longer

LED lights are safer and superior to other kinds, but they can still wear down sooner than you'd like. Here's how to keep ...
Electronic Design

The Secret Of Liquid-Cooled LED Bulbs

Trumpeted as the “best kept secret in the LED market”, SWITCH Lighting’s CEO Tracy Bilbrough has revealed details about the company’s core technology - the LQD Cooling System - for the first time at ...

Dead LED bulb? Try this simple DIY fix to repair It at home instead of throwing it away

LED bulbs may malfunction due to design flaws and excessive heat accumulation. When one diode burns out, the entire bulb may cease to operate. By locating and bypassing the defective diode, it's ...
Hackaday

What Happened To The 100,000-Hour LED Bulbs?

Early adopters of LED lighting will remember 50,000 hour or even 100,000 hour lifetime ratings printed on the box. But during a recent trip to the hardware store the longest advertised lifetime I ...
Electronic Design

Engineering LED Drivers for Incandescent Bulb Replacement is a BOM Challenge

LED-based bulbs that replace their incandescent counterparts require a significant amount of engineering (Fig. 1). In the 60 W range the LED driver board can take up about 15% of the overall cost of ...