Comment on How come LED Light Bulbs only last for about 2-3 Years?
Cornflake_Dog@lemmy.wtf 1 month ago
I’m no scientist, but I think it has something to do with actually turning the light off and on that’s actually stressful to most light bulbs. I mean check out the Centennial Light (wiki link). I know it’s an entirely different type of lightbulb, but they have run that light almost continuously since 1901, and it’s largely believed that continuous operation has kept it going for so long (though it has dimmed quite significantly).
I suspect that 20,000 hours operation is likely expected under continuous illumination, not ever turning the light off.
Benaaasaaas@lemmy.world 1 month ago
LEDs literally work by flickering constantly, they are always turning off/on. The answer is planned obsolescence. Technology connections video on the topic. There is also veritasium one.
Valmond@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I think he thinks about heat generation. A PWM signal (the ‘flicker’) won’t do anything bad, but it will still generate heat, or not when it’s turned off.
Not everything is planned obsolescence, some is just badly engineered cheap stuff.