Doug Lasiter
DIY
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This is just a note about LED bulb failure. We had a desk lamp in which the A19 LED bulb would only go on after flipping the switch several times. In fact, once on, it would turn itself off after a few hours and then mysteriously pop back on. Ah, no sweat. Power cord is just not secure. I resecure it. Same problem! Ah, maybe the bulb isn't making good connection? So I pry the contact up. Same problem! OK, then, just need a new switched lamp socket, right? I go out, plunk down five bucks, and replace it. Same problem! Duuuuh? Good grief, that new socket must be bad. Gotta get a new one. I did. Same problem! I try it with another bulb, and EVERYTHING WORKS. So the problem was with the bulb and not the lamp hardware.
The lesson here is that when an LED bulb fails, it doesn't necessarily just refuse to go on. If an LED bulb is doing screwy things, the FIRST response should be to try a new bulb.
The lesson here is that when an LED bulb fails, it doesn't necessarily just refuse to go on. If an LED bulb is doing screwy things, the FIRST response should be to try a new bulb.
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