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The New Hotness

  • LED Bulb in High-Vibration Environment

    The garage door opener just ate another rough-duty bulb, so let’s see how a $7 LED bulb fares:

    Walmart 60 W LED Bulb - garage door opener
    Walmart 60 W LED Bulb – garage door opener

    It has no external heatsink fins and the color temperature looks just like the old-school incandescent bulb it’s replacing, so they’re getting a clue about what’s acceptable to ordinary folks.

    That’s equivalent to a 60 W incandescent bulb, too, at least according to the package:

    Walmart 60 W LED Bulb - package data
    Walmart 60 W LED Bulb – package data

    I love the “Return the package and reciept for replacement or money back” part…