Tore Apart A Failed LED Bulb

[gusherb]

Had some unexpected extra time this evening and went back to exchange for the candlelight Cree bulbs. Not impressed with those either, though they handle the dimmer FAR better than the last ones, and really good in general. The issue was the orange LED in them that creates the warm effect comes on too strong and really turns the room orange when dimming them. Back to the 40 watt incandescents for the hallway and dining room fixtures...

 

[tolivac]

I have some Feit brand filament style LED bulbs used in my ceiling fan light-they work well.A Sylvania 100W Eq LED bulb is flicking now-used in my bathroom light-this thing uses 4 100W bulbs.Yes,like any other electric lighting-LED output fades with age.The other failure prone component in both LED and CFL bulbs are the electrolytic caps used in their power supply boards.If the bulb can be left on-you will get the longest life-electrolytic caps don't like being turned off and on.That shortens their life.

 

[circlew]

Jonathan, it may be that your dimmer is not intended for LED, and therefore will not dim them properly. I'd suggest you replace it with a universal type dimmer switch.

 

[DADoES]

 
Of the three Cree PAR38 that I bought several years ago (ended up with an extra via warranty), all but one has failed.  I had 9 Cree 40- or 60-watt that all held OK but I've since changed nearly everything in the house to daylight so those are stashed in a box somewhere.