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Originally posted by Griff
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That LED info is pretty interesting, is someone working on a home fixture? Assuming its a direct current device, do you think AC to DC conversion will be at the breaker box or at the fixture? It seems like this could have a positive impact on home generation/storage by taking invertors out of the loop...

The 1985 LED I had used was a socket exact replacement for a 24V AC lamp. IOW the LED assembly includes current regulator and retifier - and so reduced heat generation that lamp fixtures never again needed replacement even 15 years later. IOW LED replacements for AC power are standard in all those CA traffic lights that previously used 120V 60 and 100 watt incadescent light bulbs.