Good. LEDs work just fine without being toxic hazards. I’m replacing all my lights with LEDs as I run out of replacement incandescents, and like the notion of “never have to replace it again” (just don’t get the _cheapest_ you can find; the GE ones don’t cost much more but I’ve had zero problems with them).
Now if I could just find an LED drop-in replacement for fluorescent tubes.
I have seen those at Costco and the Home Despot. I don't know how well they work. Costco also sells shoplights that have the same general form as the traditional fluorescent variety, but use LEDs.
“Now if I could just find an LED drop-in replacement for fluorescent tubes.”
Hopefully, with GE going full throttle into the LEDs we’ll be able to change out the old 4’ tube fixtures. More competition is always better. Right now the price point is around $40 for an LED shop type fixture. I still have a supply of 4’ T-12s but will gladly upgrade to LED if I can get the units for less than $30.
They are available, just a bit too pricey for most. These don't seem to require the usual re-wiring and/or modification of the fixture:
https://www.earthled.com/collections/led-t8-tube-replacements-replace-your-fluorescent-t8-t10-t12-lamps-with-led/products/cree-4-ft-led-t8-fluorescent-replacement-tube-1700-lumen-ledt8r-48-17l
I love my LEDs. I put WiFi LEDs on the outside of the house and in the kitchen. The ones in the kitchen change colors and do all kinds of stupid party tricks.
20 year life expectancy and cost pennies a year to operate? Costs a bit more, but the light is brighter.
I should have just bought a new, compatible fixture but, no, I had to rig up a reflection system to make my desk light work. But I love the bright, white light.
Two LED strips replaced four tubes in the kitchen.
Just replaced my headlights with LEDs, they are fantastic!
Yep! You and me both are doing the same thing.
Slightly off topic, but slightly ON topic too:
The lighting trend for cannabis growing is heading quickly towards LEDs, and they can recreate the specific wavelengths required for both the vegetative (growing) stage (blue) and also the flowering stage (red).
The result is a replacement bulb having many blue LEDs and many red LEDs, which puts out a light that appears to the viewer as a mix of the 2 colors, purple.
“I’m replacing all my lights with LEDs as I run out of replacement incandescents, and like the notion of “never have to replace it again”
Unfortunately, most of us probably will have to replace LEDs again. On one hand, the manufacturers claim LEDs will last tens of thousands of hours, equivalent to 22 years; however, their warranties have been reduced and do not reflect those rosy claims.
The LED lights have two flaws. They use phosphors just like the CFLs and will fade in intensity over time. Worse, the mechanical designs for heat dispersion and the components used (mainly capacitors) have been cheapened to reduce manufacturing costs, leading to premature failure. I have had several of them fail, always the power supply. Search YouTube for “LED teardown” and you can learn enough to decide which brands and models to buy.
I have already converted half of my house to LEDs, but I have no illusions about their longevity.