Well the (8) Remez I bought from you are quite impressive now that their tint has been fixed. My rooms take 5 bulbs each, so this is what pricing look like for me:
$35 per room for Remez 7 watt
$105 per room for Sunlike 7 watt
$232 per room for Sunlike 8 watt (with more efficiency)
That’s why I ordered the 3 “spares” to put in my bathroom. I can steal from there if I have some die in the office. Even with bad luck, they are still a better value.
5pcs R.9 would be $46, but you had to cancel that order because of flicker issues on 120v. So R.7 was my only option. And yea, there is a less efficient S.8 option for $111.
So from following this thread, it appears to me the ‘flicker issue’ is most likely fluctuations in voltage coming through the bulb’s AC/DC converter.
Power fluctuations actually happen often even in the USA, but it seems all devices except LED bulbs have enough capacitance to ride them out. There’s just not enough space or value to get fancy with the electronics in an LED bulb.
Though, if I spent $20 on a premium light bulb for bedtime use that scares my brain every time the power fluctuated, I would wish I just bought a 80 cent halogen.
Not on my block. We’re at the end of the line, pretty much the worst hold-up around. The guy who runs a huge saw on the opposite block will dim the lights here when he powers it up (inrush current).
You want to put a bulb to the test in the US, try it here. :laughing:
Well, we were planning on redesigning the driver anyway for both North America and Europe, mainly for better dimmer compatibility. This is just accelerating that!