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Is there any use of an end-of-life LED lightbulb?
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I have a LED lightbulb that starts to flicker. Is there anyway to fix it, or any parts of it that could be useful for other uses(i.e. diodes for use in electrical circuits)?
Correction: After checking the product serial number carefully it is a fluorescent lightbulb as many pointed out. Thanks for the correction and advice.
(PS I am renting a house now so the type of lightbulb is of my landlord's choice. Obviously were I to choose I would rather have a LED lightbulb)
What you have there is a goofy-ass fluorescent bulb. The tube itself is probably junk, looks like the cathode has sputtered away quite a bit, but please dispose of it properly because it contains mercury. That being said, there probably a step up transformer in there, some current regulating circuitry, and maybe a couple other goodies in there.