Electronics > Projects, Designs, and Technical Stuff
New LED lights reliability
Kjelt:
I must say that from the start I have always thought and believed in led lighting as:
- new designed permanent led fixtures
- low voltage driven (12-39V)
- dedicated drivers
Since 2011 I have tens of such spots in my ceiling, none has failed.
The problems all seem to concentrate on either low priced stuff or replacing old fashioned conventional bulbs with their antique design and fittings. Very dissapointing that the next generation of lighting is being handicapped by 100 years old designs.
timelessbeing:
When the pot burns out or fails, can you replace just the LED element, or do you have to buy a whole new fixture?
Kjelt:
What do you mean with "pot" ? :-//
timelessbeing:
We call them pot lights in North America, because the enclosure looks like an upside-down cooking pot.
djacobow:
--- Quote from: Kjelt on February 06, 2019, 09:31:28 pm ---The problems all seem to concentrate on either low priced stuff or replacing old fashioned conventional bulbs with their antique design and fittings. Very dissapointing that the next generation of lighting is being handicapped by 100 years old designs.
--- End quote ---
It is not unreasonable for people to not want to replace their old fixtures, which they like and chose at least partly for aesthetic reasons with new ones just because the technology has changed. I suspect that in the long term, people will make such changes, but in this will be gradual, and people want to use LEDs in the short term. Also, it's not like the LED folks are warning everyone that the bulbs that fit in many old fixtures will basically fail much sooner than an ordinary incandescent.
I don't think the next generation of lighting is handicapped this way, by the way. The hardware stores in my area are stocked with all manner of fixtures that have funky new bases or built-in power supplies and non-changeable LEDs. And in fact, in my state, new construction mandates the use of such fixtures in most areas of the home. But you can hardly blame people for not wanting to replace a fixture with a new one that is essentially non-repairable and with no replaceable parts, especially given the failure rates reported in this thread and others.
Personally, I have not replaced the fixtures in the bedrooms in my house because they are absurdly large and unless I want to get similarly large replacements, I would have to respackle and repaint around the fixture for it to look nice, a job I don't usually feel like doing.
Navigation
[0] Message Index
[#] Next page
[*] Previous page
Go to full version