Cree

sucks2beme
sucks2beme Posts: 5,693
in The Clubhouse
I had a bunch of these bulbs I got from Lowes. They all seem to fail
early. They start flickering on and off for a while before they die.
Last time I ever buy these. Almost the whole bulb section at Lowes were
these.
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  • sucks2beme
    sucks2beme Posts: 5,693
    Apparently the consumer division of Cree changed ownership.
    QC is in the toilet. There's even a class action lawsuit about
    advertised hours of service. I know this batch didn't last more
    than a month or two.
    "The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts only as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." --Thomas Jefferson
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  • pitdogg2
    pitdogg2 Posts: 27,383
    I no longer buy Sylvania for the same reason. I have had better luck with the Feit bulbs from Menards.
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 52,043
    https://www.1000bulbs.com/category/incandescent-light-bulbs
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

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  • Upstatemax
    Upstatemax Posts: 2,824
    A lot of my lighting is recessed at this point, and I've had great luck with Halo LED lights.

    Phillips LED lighting has done well for me as well, recessed and bulbs that go into regular fixtures.
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,283
    I think that, at this point, the bulk of LED lighting products suffer from the scourge of under-rated capacitors in their power supplies. Bugs the heck outta me. Cree was a premium brand not all that long ago. :#

    @Upstatemax good to hear some products have been good for you so far. I have a couple of Philips LED 'bulbs' here, and they're OK so far.

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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,997
    I had good luck with the GE Reveal line of LEDs in both bulb and fluorescent tube replacements. FEIT has been solid too, especially in the garage where they seem to not care about cold weather at all.
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  • VR3
    VR3 Posts: 29,557
    I've run the cheapest brand Amazon sells for over 5 years and they seem to last right at 5 years before they flicker and die.
    They come out to wrong a dollar or less per bulb
    - Not Tom ::::::: Any system can play Diana Krall. Only the best can play Limp Bizkit.
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  • billbillw
    billbillw Posts: 7,857
    I've had good luck with the GE brand, but there has definitely been a downturn in quality. Almost none last as long as they should.
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  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 3,148
    I’ve had great luck with Home Depot’s “house brand” (turquoise-greenish box). Pretty affordable, and last 4-5 years.
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