There’s a bulbcam of the lightbulb so people can keep an eye on it.
Is there a conspiracy in the industry? A conspiracy of planned obsolescence?
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Thanks you your congressional crooked ass criminal deep pockets, cfls are much better for you.
Vote them out.
Damm. The left is finally right about something. Nobody (alive) built that–but I’ll bet whoever did is still voting.
I’ll tell you the secret, it’s being operated on low voltage DC. Not AC.
The answer is yes. There’s a video out there that explain how the manufacturers got together to set the lifespan of lightbulbs back in the 1920s.
Grandma had one like that in the
basement.I think it lasted 45 years.
Place a 1N5404 diode in series with
a standard light bulb and it will last
a long time.Just not quite as bright…
I have a couple of strings of mini-lights on a bridge that I run on half-wave AC with the diode (1N4006). They run continuously and they’ve been running about 26 years now.
There used to be an old story about how Edison wanted a place to test his first lightbulb away from inquiring people, so he consulted an old Indian friend about it. The Indian man said put it in the outhouse out at my place. Nobody will ever bother it there and I’ll keep an eye on it.
Thus Edison became the first man in history to wire a head for a reservation…
Its in Livermore CA
Lazlo has looked upon it
Mysteries at the Museum had the story, and yes it’s about planned obsolescence.
Can’t pay workers to make light bulbs if they last for a hundred years
OMG! It just burned out!!!!
I alwass wanned one of them to go off in my head …………. y’no ……… like in the cartoons? Cud be a deepp thot or something.
Wate …….. is that a skwirl?
The life cycle of products are engineered and manufactured to last 2 weeks beyond the the warranty period.
But you can buy an extended warranty from the manufacturer for 1/2 the cost of replacement.
That’s nothing. My socialist Blue Eagle policies are still operating today, with America expected to burn out by 2025.
Can’t continue to sell lightbulbs (or anything else) if they last forever.
I have several incandescent bulbs that are about 25 years old now, maybe 26. They are Canadian bulbs rated for 130 V. They are slightly dimmer for their wattage but this is an acceptable compromise for not having to set up a ladder outside. I think they cost 30 cents more than a 120V back then.
The voltage spike when turning on a light is what usually pops them.
Operating one continuously at a low, steady, DC voltage . . . .
. . . Tin foil hats are on sale now . . . 🙂
Elk Tracks – That’s a current spike, not a voltage spike when an incandescent lamp is turned on…. and it is a fact that filiments last a lot longer when run at reduced voltage. It doesn’t matter if it is AC or DC, the diode is simply a quick, cheap method of reducing the voltage. You can do the same thing with a rheaostat or dimmer.