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The lamps you're not allowed to have. Exploring the Dubai lamps
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Big Clive tears down the Dubai lamp, a Philips LED bulb developed with Dubai's ruler for maximum efficiency and long life. He examines its construction and circuitry, including underrun LEDs and many filament strips.
HN points to it as proof that efficient, long-lived LED bulbs can be built and as an example of well-designed lamps.
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