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Old 12-24-2015, 10:59 PM
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Wow...so sorry to hear that your LED's are flashing or blinking. I have researched this a bit and found the following....

First let me say that there are tons of folks in The Villages that have replaced their incandescent bulbs in their post light with LED bulbs and have had zero problems. They are pleased with the light output and are saving tons of money.

There are many articles about LED bulbs flashing on the internet. It is a rare problem that can be caused by more than a few reasons. Many of the reasons involve problems with a dimmer switch. This would not apply to your postlight.

Sometimes the socket is dirty, cluttered with bugstuff, etc. This is one cause.

Sometimes it is just a bad bulb. Sadly, almost everything we own nowadays are made somewhat cheaply, and with LED bulbs having circuits, etc. in them, the bulb itself could be bad.

Sometimes it is improper voltage, etc to the fixture.

Do not get discouraged. The savings gained by using LED bulbs in your post light is worth solving this problem.

Basically, we want to find out if the problem is the bulb or the fixture/wiring. If you could, try these bulbs in another fixture.....one that you know works properly. If the bulbs still flicker, then most likely it is the bulb(s). If the bulbs, now in the new or different fixture work fine, then it would appear to be a problem with the fixture, socket(s) or wiring/voltage or load.

I will try to research this further. as said before, most folks have no problems at all with this LED upgrade. I am guessing that it is a case of bad bulb(s). Simple troubleshooting should point to the right direction.

Please keep us posted, as I am very interested in your findings. I am sorry you have had this problem.

Frank
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