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  • Why LED Lamps Fail

    Spotted over a fast food emporium’s parking lot:

    Disemboweled parking lot light
    Disemboweled parking lot light

    It’s hard to be sure, but I think there’s a paper wasp nest around the bundle of wires just above the transformer / ballast / whatever. Perhaps the repair tech departed with the job unfinished?

    As with traffic signals, flashlights, and automotive lighting, the LEDs surely work long after the driver circuitry has given up.