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Hank Rogers[_3_] Hank Rogers[_3_] is offline
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Default My Fridge light arghh!!!

Dave Smith wrote:
> On 2019-11-19 1:37 p.m., wrote:
>> On Tue, 19 Nov 2019 10:46:57 -0500, Dave Smith
>>
>>> It's not good enough to take the information and send it out when it
>>> comes in. I have to call back next week. I suppose if it is not
>>> in next
>>> week I will have to call back in another week ....

>>
>> Why does it need to be an LED bulb, it's not like anyone leaves a
>> freezer light bulb on long enough to rack up their electric bill.
>> I'd
>> think an ordinary appliance bulb you can buy for a buck at the
>> stupidmarket would work just fine.

>
> That is what I ended up doing, but since part of the cost of the
> appliance is the warranty, so when I found out how much it would
> cost I went to the company for a replacement. There is always the
> concern that using something other than the proper bulb might affect
> my warranty.
>


It's for the best. That LED could be driven from some control
circuit board or such ... it might not handle the load of an
incandescent bulb.

I wouldn't listen to Popeye anyway, yoose could get into real trouble.