Color temperature-shifting. Fading. Flickering. Flat-out failing. How many ways can an LED underperform to “10-year life” ...
First of all, apologies if this is not the appropriate forum for such a thing, but I didn't really think it appropriate to put anywhere else. In any case, I bought 2 30 light strings from the HEB up ...
Flickering lights in the house can be due to any number of issues, some very serious indeed. Our guide reveals eight common ...
Halloween is coming and [Paulo] decided to make some flickering jack-o-lanterns by hijacking the flickering circuit of a cheap LED tea light to drive a much more powerful light! He has tons of old 12V ...
Vehicles used to rely on halogen bulbs for headlights, but the industry has largely switched over to light emitting diode (LED) technology for many new cars. In fact, LEDs were equipped on ...
This is an LED bulb that fits into a recessed light fixture. It can become an annoying strobe light in your home. (Tim Carter) Analysis by Tim Carter Q: I feel like I’m going to have a seizure. I’ve ...
It’s time to get those jack-o-lanterns twinkling for Halloween. If you don’t want to use candles or buy a jack-o-lantern light this Halloween you can do like [Johannes Bauer] and code your own ...
Power Integrations announced a new reference design (RDK-251) for a 5-watt offline LED driver that includes flicker-free TRIAC dimming and single-stage power factor correction (PFC). Power ...
Solid state lighting applications are expanding as higher performance LEDs are now available. One application getting considerable attention is the retrofit of existing triac-based dimmers by ...