Re: Re: I have just become energy self-suffi
  By: Jas Hud to August Abolins on Wed Nov 16 2022 12:05 pm

 >  A> I don t like to have electric components near the barn. I
 >  A> think having lightbuls etc. in a barn is begging for a
 >  A> fire.
 > AA>
 > AA> Even LED-based?
 > AA>
 > 
 > 
 > even leds can generate heat. i'm not sure if it's because it's cheap stuff
 > or poor design.
 > 
 > my led spotlights steam in the cold.  i've seen led flashlights get hot.
 > 

I am more concerned for mice bitting through the insulation of some wire and
causing a fire from electrical defect than for heat produced by the lights. The
lights themselves are still worrisome to me.

LED's as of late seem to be subpar quality. They go out of service so fast that
their value proposition goes down the drain. They are not ecological anymore if
they burn before the power they save compensates their consumption cost, and
neither are they a sound investment. I still use mercury lights for that
reason.


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