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by housemusicfan 1040 days ago
Really getting sick and tired of the gaslighting around how awesome LED bulbs supposedly are. Over the last 5 years I've probably chucked more LED bulbs into the bin than I have incandescents. They flicker. They buzz. I've had an entire case of brand new Feit bulbs go bad. They generate high frequency noise making AM radio reception unusable (especially when on dimmers). I even had one melt down into a smelly, gooey, mess releasing wonderful fumes into my home in the process.

Know what I never had to do when I had incandescent bulbs? Use a lookup table to verify the make and model of my light bulb was compatible with my dimmer. Or have it not be compatible at all. Or read that the bulb is "not for use in enclosed fixtures" which is most bedroom lights and ceiling fans.

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> They generate high frequency noise making AM radio reception unusable (especially when on dimmers).

You can complain to the FCC.