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Old 18th Jan 2019, 2:16 am   #95
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Default Re: The demise of the fluorescent tube

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Originally Posted by julie_m View Post
The main "lifetime determining" components are the LEDs, the dropper capacitor and the surge limiting resistor.
The main life limiting factor in the LED globes we have is the diodes used in the bridge rectifier (yes, individual diodes in ours) and lead free solder.

They get so hot they melt the (poorly applied) solder and drop off the pcb.
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