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To: george76

Engineered obsolescence is a thing. There is a lightbulb burning in a Californian Fire House for 116 years. It’s dimmer than it was when it was originally installed, but it’s burned all those years with only a 22 minute rest when the fire house was moved. The company who made that bulb partnered up with three other bulb manufacturers and came up with a plan to make sure their bulbs burned out at around 1,000 hours, making sure there would always be a need. Engineered Obsolescence is most definitely a thing. One other example, I had a hydraulic cylinder that was in use for over thirty years. When we took it out because it had finally failed, I told the rebuild shop to put it back to OEM specs. They wouldn’t do it. Not good for business. Nowadays, I get maybe seven to ten years of service. Pathetic.


19 posted on 10/19/2023 4:26:48 PM PDT by Mathews (I have faith Malachi is right!!! Any day now...)
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To: Mathews

FIND A DIFFERENT SHOP


42 posted on 10/19/2023 4:49:57 PM PDT by ridesthemiles
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To: Mathews

You are right about the lightbulbs designed for 1000, but that is a trade off between longevity and brightness

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zb7Bs98KmnY

This guy on YouTube makes videos about common things and goes into more detail than you would ever want to know. It turns out that there is a good reason why light bulbs are designed to only last 1000 hours.


132 posted on 10/20/2023 5:48:32 AM PDT by sloanrb
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