Haven't seen those before. Clever. Do they get enough light in the winter to charge properly? That's the big problem for me - not enough sunlight.
Costco had those solar lights, I bought a bunch of them for 15 bucks a pack.
Can anyone recommend some good brands / types of the LED bulbs? Less than half of the lights in my house are working right now and I need to replace them. (although its entirely possible that the problem is electrical-- had some tenants that dicked around with the wiring very badly).
The greatest problem with LEDs and other electronic components, as I understand it, is that China has become a major, if not the major world supplier of the rare earth minerals used in their manufacture.
They were, and are probably still trying to leverage that to their advantage by charging higher prices for their export to other countries, like the US, than what is charged for their domestic manufacturing use.
It helps raise the costs of the manufacturing of the components elsewhere.
My understanding is that was one of the reasons for the "trade war" between the US and China.
I do buy our smaller 7w equivalent bulbs for the kitchen counter lighting on Amazon and eBay direct from China.
We have about 10 of them around the counters, replacing the halogens being used to begin with.
They are cheaper online from China than other areas, and not available locally, but do have a relatively high failure rate due to poor QC.
We lose 1 or 2 a year, maybe a 10 to 15% failure rate, putting a hole in the 20 year service life claim.
Even so, buying direct from Chinese vendors is cost effective, if you don't get scammed.
Amazon and eBay do give protection from scammers.
yes, the "new" light bulb. not the led. the garbage they are forcing on us. HATE IT!!!
i went to wally world and bought 200 100 wat light bulbs. put them in the barn.
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