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by abakker 3987 days ago
Yeah - I'll be honest, a big reason I went for it was that they are MUCH less fragile. It used to be a fairly common occurrence that I'd hit a board into the fixtures on my ceiling. With the LEDs, I no longer get covered in broken glass a mercury powder. Instead, the bulb just flexes.
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Probably also less susceptible to accelerated aging caused by on-off cycles.