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Old 17th Jan 2019, 8:03 pm   #90
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Default Re: The demise of the fluorescent tube

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Originally Posted by merlinmaxwell View Post
If I could find a long term reliable LED lamp I would be happy to spend a bit more, all so far are the same cheap construction and component quality. Poundland do good 5W ones that (so far) have outlived some £8 Philips ones.
That 'trap' seems to be the case in a number of products, particularly stand alone halogen electric fires and car tyre pumps. No matter how much you pay they all seem to basically be unreliable poorly built Chinese units.
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