Austin Franklin wrote:
>
> > Some of your recent statements of technical "fact" seem to be
> > casting a bit
> > of a shadow on your own credentials as an engineer;
>
> That comment is really out of line. If you want to question my credentials,
> please do so privately. There is only ONE statement I made that is in
> question, that I am aware of, and that is the 1000 hours life of an LED.
> Other than that, what other statements of technical "fact" are you referring
> to?
I think he is refering to your jibe of:
> My guess is you are not an electrical engineer, or you would
> know that LEDs
> do have a life span. Because you haven't heard of them burning
> out, doesn't
> mean they don't burn out. In fact, their typical MTBF is rated
> for 1000
> hours.
Not only is the "typical" life of LEDs far longer than what you have
asserted, you were pretty snide when you pointed out your "superior"
knowledge. So I guess all the above poster was pointing out is what goes
around comes around...:-)
>
> > once again here are
> > sites with valid data:
>
> And once again, here is a scan of the information I sourced that also
> contains valid data:
>
>
Yes, but how did you extrapolate this into "typical" performance for
all LEDs?
Isaac
