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Old 07-30-2023, 09:05 AM
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Originally Posted by DAVES View Post
Like everything else is a matter of opinion. I have no way to test it but, it seems to me that the LEDS that are not on dimmers and I have installed the non-dim able bulbs last longer. Guaranteed life? Some say 50,000 hours or whatever. No one keeps track of it. I have three CREE bulbs in our outside light. They are 9 years old and still working HOURS say 10 a day 365 days a year for 9 years 32850 hours. I've had others that last like 6 months.

Saving electricity-perhaps, but I have a bag full of LED bulbs that have failed. The issue seems to be not enough cooling around the bulb built in power supply.
I agree that it is a matter of opinion. But, for what it's worth, GE claims that their 60-watt equivalent dimmable bulbs and their 60-watt non-dimmable bulbs will both last 13 years. Personally, I think that as prices decrease, the non-dimmable LED bulbs will disappear from the marketplace. Even today, the price difference is small.

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