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Out of a set of 30 or so LEDs, I've had five fail.

Four of those are spots in either recessed or exposed cans, and I suspect temperature or moisture may be involved. (Another set matching three of the failed, in near-identical fixtures ... are doing fine.)

One was a stick-type bulb used in a closet which seemed to fizzle.

In all cases I suspect it was electronics rather than the LED elements themselves which failed.

Three-way LEDs are hugely superior to incandescent 3-way bulbs, which always seem to lose at least one filament within a few months. The LEDs are going strong years on.




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