Thoughts on LED light bulbs

Lilac said:
I read that, but forgot about it. I've noticed when they begin to go out & they start to flicker not only is it annoying, but it bothers my eyes & give me a headache no matter what color it is. Couldn't a flicker like that bother someone who has epilepsy?
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That is what occurs with fluorescent tubes. LED semiconductors when faulty, fail fully without intermittence.
 

Got them everywhere in the house. Daylight for kitchen and bathrooms, soft white for all others. My outside lights are also LED as are the floodlights and even the ones on the garage opener. I still have some incandesent for the times I need heat in the well house and when I cover the garden to protect from frost.
They will definately make a difference in the electric bill. Back in Arkansas, I needed to use an incandesent in the well house and it was on it's own power pole. That electric bill jumped like crazy when I had to leave just that one 100 watt bulb on for 3 weeks. It cost more than the monthly bill I got when I had the motor home plugged into that power sourse and had someone staying in it. (LED's in the motor home also).
 
Not a fan of the new bulbs. They look weird, but they do last a long time.
 

I am slowly going through the house replacing the florescent type bulbs with LEDs. The problem is that they last so long I replaced these with LEDs a couple of days ago. I always disliked the way they took time to actually light, these still work but are much dimmer than they used to be

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When the capacitors in LED light bulbs start to degrade or weaken, they can no longer properly smooth the flow of electricity (AC to DC conversion), leading to visible flickering or strobing of the light.
 
I like the fact that I can use a much brighter bulb in a fixture rated for a lower wattage incandescent. For me, in most cases more light is better. Old ceiling fixtures designed to hold three 60W bulbs now have three 100W-equivalent bulbs. :D

I started out with Cree LEDs and not one has yet failed. Cheaper brands have been hit and miss.
 
I like them. We use them exclusively. There’s so much variety in the hue too….bright white to soft warm and choices in between.

We use the brighter hues in the kitchen and bathroom, the softer warmer tones in common areas, lamps etc.

There’s also the convenience factor. A year ago we bought a new washer and dryer, the dryer drum was illuminated with a regular appliance bulb. I had to change it out twice in the first 4 months. Where it was situated made the process cumbersome. Finally switched to an LED appliance bulb, and haven’t had to bother with it since.
 
I still have a stash of incandescent bulbs, 60 watts in the basement, I do use them for some lights and lamps.

I hated the spiral type bulb that came out when I first started overbuying the regular bulbs. But, the LEDs that look like a regular bulb are usually very good, I like them and use them in certain fixtures.

I have the long fluorescent bulbs in the basement ceiling that were always burning out, even with little use. We replaced them with long LEDs and I haven't had to change them in years now, don't remember exactly when we put them in. Much brighter light now, a welcomed change for a basement.

I also use the yellow LED bulbs for the outside porch lights, very happy with them.
 
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