Hi all:
Since I was the first to bring these bulbs to the list attention, allow me
to be the first as well to provide information regarding their useable life
span. I installed them back in April. Without an active timer on the car,
I can only estimate the total number of hours they have already burned. At
this point in time I estimate they have been used for no less than 15 hours
and more than likely upwards of twenty hours. At a consistent usage rate of
15/16 hours over a four month period I should start to see failing bulbs
about the end of December or beginning of January. I'll keep ya'll posted.
Realistically, I suspect they will still be providing improved dash
illumination for another 10 years or so, if not more. However, at the
present rate of physiological failure that I am presently experiencing I
won't be able to even see the dash by then, much less the lights.
from sunny SD
Dr. Paul Almjeld
Department of Music
Dakota Wesleyan University
Mitchell, SD 57301
palmjeld@dwu.edu
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