Re: Topband: Home Depot LED bulb interference.

[Guy Olinger K2AV <olinger@bellsouth.net>]

>
> Hmmm..  the heatsink base of this 40 watt bulb also gets too hot to touch
> and feels like more than 40 watts also.
>
> The problem is not how hot it gets, just that where it is it gets hot
because not enough is dissipated and it builds up.  Also it's not trying to
protect your fingers, it's trying to protect the electronics which will
fail if it gets too hot.  No electronics in an incandescent bulb.

73, Guy.
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