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A tiny radioactive battery could keep your future phone running for 50 years (www.techradar.com)

submitted 10 months ago by 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

Or when they switched to LED and actually lasted a decade, like now?

LEDs with Edison screws on them don't last that long. Maybe Siemens or some other brand name manufacturer, but the cheap Chinese ones last only a few months.

It's the heat buildup that's the problem. Disassemble them, slap a CPU heatsink on it and yes, they will last forever.

[–] frazw@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Seems like a manufacturer problem. I've have the same LED bulbs in my house for 5 years plus with no replacements. Various makes too .Some of them came with me from my old house. No idea how old they are. With incandescent bulbs, I used to have to replace at least 1 a year. I used to keep a stock in the back of a cupboard.

[–] venoft@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

The problem with led bulbs is that they are build to operate at their limits. It's still within spec, but just barely which is why they break so quickly. If you would reduce the current by half they would last for decades.

But of course Big-Light doesn't want that, so after the initial well-build led bulbs became standard they switched to cheaper designs with less internal led modules for the same brightness.

[–] 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

As I said, the simplest solution - better cooling.

[–] DoomBot5@lemmy.world 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

You're saying the cheapest possible products don't last long, while the more expensive ones last for years? Can't be.

[–] 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

Just saying... they weren't advertised like that at all.

[–] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I'm at 5 years with 12 that are on about 16 hours a day...

[–] 0x4E4F@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

Make, model and price please.