[TheForge] OT: Government waste

[xlch58 at swbell.net]

On 3/21/2012 6:04 PM, Andrew Vida wrote:
> LEDs are WAY different from florescent bulbs of which I am not that
> fond.  We have a few in the house.  They are costly and have not lasted
> anywhere near as long as claimed.  I've had them go in as little as two
> or so months.  Driving 25 miles to return them is not worth the cost of
> the fuel.  They can shove those where the sun shineth not.
The flourescent lights usually fail because of the electronics.  They 
overheat when mounted in a can, or even when mounted upside down.   When 
mounted in a standard lamp they do well.   A good example of not enough 
test cases and minimum standards.

Charles