> If a white LED burns out or dims out after a few hundreds or > thousands of hours, it isn't that much of an improvement over a small > incandescent bulb except maybe for the energy efficiency factor. FWIW a good LED is not more efficient than the best incandescent bulbs (generally higher wattage halogens) and a good smaller bulb can be of similar efficiency - notwithstanding general belief to the contrary :-) RM -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu