LED Quality

[EatenByLimestone]

Is there an appreciable difference in LED quality between brands? About 10 years ago I replaced my bathroom lights (3 bulbs) with off the shelf LEDs. They’ve lasted fine. One finally started flickering and was removed. This morning I noticed a 2nd doing it. I have no issues putting 3 more cheap bulbs in, but if there’s something to be gained by putting better stuff in, I’m not against doing it, provided the bulbs aren’t a crazy amount more expensive than the cheap ones that last a decade, lol.

 

[Whitenuckler]

Is there an appreciable difference in LED quality between brands? About 10 years ago I replaced my bathroom lights (3 bulbs) with off the shelf LEDs. They’ve lasted fine. One finally started flickering and was removed. This morning I noticed a 2nd doing it. I have no issues putting 3 more cheap bulbs in, but if there’s something to be gained by putting better stuff in, I’m not against doing it, provided the bulbs aren’t a crazy amount more expensive than the cheap ones that last a decade, lol.

I have the same experience with bulbs that you screw in. You never know when they are going to fail. It's probably the electrical components beside the LED itself. If you take one apart it's pretty cheaply made as they have limited room. I switched to permanent LED fixtures where I could. I too still have those bulbs in use. I don't think it makes too much difference which brand. I think I bought quite a few boxes from Walmart. I started using the exposed filament vintage type in the bathroom for the 6 bulb strip.

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[blades]

They were decent when they first came out, but have become much poorer quality since. 98% of the time it is the power supply inside the base that fails. Some have vented bases which last a lot longer.

 

[Duds13]

It's typically the drivers that fail in LED lighting

 

[begreen]

I've had good luck with FEIT brand LEDs and prefer them for a more pleasing CRI.

 

[Whitenuckler]

BAZZ is what I have been using for pucks. Never a problem.