From: timothy42bach@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, September 21, 2022 at 6:00:56 AM UTC-4, Jeroni Paul wrote:   
   > Ralph Mowery wrote:    
   > > The LED replacements did not come ito use before I retired. The    
   > > elecrtronics were not in use for too many years before I retired so can    
   > > not coment on their lifetime.   
   > I am disappointed with their reliability. I maintain the lights in my bloc   
   of flats and the lift lights years ago used CFL GU10 type bulbs. They were   
   rated a lifetime of 20000h which are 2.5 years as they are always on and they   
   actually lasted about 3.   
   5 years.    
   >    
   > Three years ago I installed GU10 led bulbs with a rated lifetime of 50000h,   
   that's 6 years! After two years both bulbs failed with blinking lights. They   
   did not even reach the rated lifetime of CFL. I also see many TV led   
   backlights fail more often    
   than CFL. For now I consider CFL quite more reliable than led.   
      
   You may be right. I've had good life from CFLs, even stopped writing the date   
   on the base.    
      
   I haven't had an Led tube fail, but have had a couple of bulbs burn out.    
   Still most are going strong.  Might it depend on how the fixtures trap heat?    
      
   I've yet to see a traffic light where all the leds work.    
      
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