Myth or Fact #8: "LED bulbs don't get hot"
MYTH: the driver and heatsink get warm, just far cooler than an old bulb.
"LED bulbs don't get hot." Myth or fact? 💡🔥
❌ MYTH!
1️⃣ WHERE THE POWER GOES: a good LED bulb turns only about 30–45 % of its power into light. Over half still becomes heat — mostly in the base, where the driver and the heatsink are. The beam feels cool because LEDs send almost no infrared forward.
2️⃣ HOW HOT: the base of an LED bulb can reach about 60 °C (140 °F) — too hot to hold! An old 60 W bulb's glass runs even hotter: over 120 °C (250 °F).
3️⃣ HEAT KILLS LEDs: the hotter they run, the shorter they live. Use open fittings — or, for closed glass fittings, buy bulbs marked "suitable for enclosed fixtures".
Cooler, not cold!
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- LED bulbs don't get hot. True?
- Myth! Over half the power still turns into heat, mostly in the base.
- The base can reach sixty degrees. Too hot to hold! Old bulbs run even hotter.
- And heat kills LEDs. Use open fittings, or bulbs rated for closed ones.
- Cooler, not cold!
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