23 Nov
2011
23 Nov
'11
8:36 p.m.
At 01:49 PM 11/10/2011, Jochen Kunz wrote:
Incandescent replacements based on LEDs are a poor
choice. Incandescent
lamps work better the hotter they get. So the fixtures for incandescent
lamps are made in a way that isolates as much heat as possible. This is
absolutely contrary to the needs of LEDs. LEDs need to stay cool.
A greenie friend of mine recently put an LED replacement bulb in
her garage, not far from the remote control garage door opener.
It began to malfunction in odd ways, sometimes working, mostly not.
Eventually a electrician figured out the LED bulb was causing enough
radio interference to disrupt the remote control receiver.
- John