Yes the dash lights, the diodes fall off and theyre too tiny for my eyes and fingers to glue back on.

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> On Oct 20, 2017, at 10:02 PM, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Are you referring to LED dash lights? 
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> This is a distant memory but if i recall, some led festoons are wired in series, some in parallel. Just some WAGing here but if those dash led bulbs are each wired in series, one failed joint would obviously cause the light to fail. But then how many diodes can they fit on such a small thing?
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> Since the incandescent rough service bulbs rend to last longer than the regular type, its one of those things that can reman unchanged for some time. People have been using them for years without issue however
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> Neul.
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>> On Friday, October 20, 2017, Stephen Engel <sengel543@yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> They certainly do seem to be more durable. I've been using them in my drop lights at work. They were Cree brand, but now Home Depot seems to be favoriting another brand, whose name escapes me right now.
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>> Unfortunately I can't  say the same for my replacement instrument panel light bulbs. Two of the four have fallen apart. I think they were from Van Cafe. I do drive on a lot of unimproved roads here in Vermont (and a lot of regular roads that could use some improvements).
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>> > On Oct 20, 2017, at 8:04 PM, Neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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>> > Of late, ive been using an LED bulb in my trouble light. So far, it has
>> > held up surprisingly well to moderate impacts. The most important part
>> > thogh, IMO, is that the bulb imparts very little heat. 
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