Today’s teardown subject is a Philips 8E26A60  LED bulb. (An 8W 450 Lumens 2700K  version) These appeared briefly at Home Depot and were replaced by the next generation “yellow tri-blade designs”. I liked the more conventional look of them, and a very nice omnidirectional light pattern, so I bought several. Three are still going strong, but one suddenly became significantly dimmer:

Inserted into one fixture for comparison

With only a year into the six year warranty, Philips was nice enough to replace it. Naturally we now have a teardown subject!  Continue reading →