I wonder if some of the premature failures reported with LED bulbs could be due to power surges?
Probably...They need 3.5 volts. Some of the better ones are more tolerant but I would think any variance would not be a good thing.
I think most of the failures...I have had a couple of LED camp lanterns that had several LEDs fail. My take on it was htat it was contaimnation in the manufacturing process.
The other thing I failed to mention is that LEDs that use silicon are getting kinda old in the tooth. There are now several alternatives that are cheaper and easier to make.
And then there are OLDs - Organic Light-emitting Diodes - which are are whole new kettle of fish!
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