LED Light Bulb Teardown

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LED Light Bulb Teardown

By Adam Flaherty

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Ever curious to see what’s inside those everyday objects we take for granted, EDN’s Margery Conner tears apart the AmbientLED light bulb from Philips to see what makes the oddly yellow bulb emit a white light when lit. [via YC]

0 thoughts on “LED Light Bulb Teardown”

  1. thad says:

    Do you know the raw wavelength of the led without the phosphorus lens? I’m curious about that?

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By Adam Flaherty

Adam Flaherty

I make cool stuff and write about other people making cool stuff on makezine.com. If you have something you think I should see, send me a tip.

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