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The lamps you're not allowed to have. Exploring the Dubai lamps
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An explanation of the Dubai lamp story, used to show that ordinary LED bulbs are driven too hard with little cooling so they fail early.
Watch for: Good background before modifying or repairing LED bulbs
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It's worth noting that the LEDs in your light bulb are already overdriven (unless you live in Abu Dhabi - see [video]) so replacing one with a short will make matters worse.
Peter Jennings on electronics.stackexchange.com, Dec 2021. CC BY-SA.
However, it appears that Dubai made a special deal with Philips.
periblepsis on electronics.stackexchange.com, Mar 2024. CC BY-SA.
