Philips Led Bulb Teardown

One philips 12e26a60 2700k warm white 60 w equivalent output 800 lumens 25k hour lifetime and 12 5 watts a ge led13da19 830 warm white 3000k 800 lumen output 25k hour lifetime and 13 watts and a ecosmart lighting science dfna19wwv2120 3000k warm white 60 w equivalent output 850 lumens 50k hour lifetime and 8 watts.
Philips led bulb teardown. I never liked compact fluorescent bulbs in principle because they contain mercury and because of lingering fears that the bulbs emit ultraviolet which can bleach dyes and possibly contribute to cataracts. It has a 25 000 hour life longer than the usual 15 000 hour rating intended for lobbies walkways and so on according to the datasheet at the philips lighting website. Today s teardown subject is a philips 8e26a60 led bulb.
We took apart two led lightbulbs a cree led bulb from 2014 and a philips bulb from 2018 and compared their build quality the electronics and their overall design. These are 45w incandescent equivalent 7w 450 lm 2700k and are supposed to provide years of trouble free illuminations. What sets this one apart from many others is a use of remote phosphor.
Teardown of a philips hue led lightbulb with zigbee and atmega2564 avr iot iotuesday electronupdate has another quality teardown this time of a philips hue wireless zigbee enabled lightbulb. The zoom and pan shots of the circuit board the datasheet overlays and solder inspection comments make this one of my favorite teardown videos yet. The philips bulb can be had for 3 77 each in a 4 pack this is about 1 2 the cost of the others.
This analysis is a grouped analysis of 3 dimmable led light bulb teardowns with roughly the same specs in the same market. Philips 433227 10 5 watt slim style dimmable a19 led light bulb soft white pack of 4. Over the course of a year of light use however they all exhibited the.
An 8w 450 lumens 2700k version these appeared briefly at home depot and were replaced by the next generation yellow tri blade designs. I bought six philips dimmable led bulbs for my dinning room chandelier last year. It was fascinating to see the.
The leds are blue and then a plastic sphere converts that into warm white light emitted in all directions. It is a 9 5w 760 lumen led bulb warm white with an edison e27 fitting. More technical details can be found on my site.