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quickthrowman 61 days ago | parent | context | favorite | on: Next generation LEDs are cheap and sustainable

This is an uneconomical idea, mostly due to voltage drop. In the commercial world, you can get 158 28-watt 2x4s on a single 277V 20A circuit using #12 wire.

umvi 61 days ago [–]

So it's more economical to put a failure prone AC/DC converter into every single led bulb?

quickthrowman 61 days ago | [–]

No, it’s more economical to use a fixture with built in LEDs and an external LED driver that will last for 10 years.

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