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0 pointsxxs2y ago0 comments

>LED filament bulbs.

Just lots of LEDs in series with higher target forward voltage. Still, LEDs are current driven devices and quite temperature sensitive, and still need a driver. The issues are not that different.

>That's pretty close to the holy grail IMO.

I guess we have a very different idea about the grail, then.

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rootusrootus2y ago

We probably do. I like that filament bulbs have much smaller driver requirements and much better heat dissipation, and I can stuff 100W bulbs into enclosures without worry. The only thing I don't love is that they are somewhat more prone to flicker. Not enough that my eyes notice, but some might.

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