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That is an engineering crime. Why don't they advertise the LED bulb as 1000 hours, due entirely to a 10 cent 1000 hour life part. It sounds intentional. These dang LEDs last forever. How can we put a limited life on them? Why don't they just add a timing circuit, set to 1000 hours. After the time limit, a relay opens for no good reason, and the part ceases to work. At least then they wouldnt have to mask the intentional failure as incompetence. In modest bulk, 22uf MLCC caps in the controller are like 25 cents each. Their life is rated for 6700 years (24 hours per day at rated temperature I believe, which is friggen 125 degC). You could run it in boiling water until we are all morlochs and eloi. LOL.
IIt's a shame, because I've heard that the led bulbs have a limited life, and always wondered why. It's intentional.
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