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Originally Posted by tlgerdes
Funny thing about the life of CFLs, I have a 4 left running out of box of 6 that Origin Energy were giving away for free about 5 years ago. 3 out 6 that I bought last year have died already.
Mass production also means mass failure.  |
Not necessary... low MTBF (Mean Time Between Failure) is depending on the reliability of the components in the system - more components, lower that time will be.
CFL's is relatively complicated to manufacture so it needs greater care in sourcing high quality components and better controlled production process, compared to just couple of operations needed for traditional bulb.
Problem is not in mass production per se, it is greed, as usual.. cost cutting where ever possible, cheap untrained labour used, cheap components from who knows where.... And no adequate quality regulation.