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Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S. (www.digitaljournal.com)

submitted 1 year ago by L4s to c/technology

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Incandescent light bulbs are officially banned in the U.S.::America’s ban on incandescent light bulbs, 16 years in the making, is finally a reality. Well, mostly.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

i meant checking for power spikes lol

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Lol im dumb... forgot it was a 2 pt question.

Cheap way is to buy a surge protector/ power strip with surge protector.

Plug in appliances/lights that burn out faster than others. Periodically check surge protector to see if the internal breaker has been tripped.

Fancy way is to buy a multimeter and monitor voltage when large appliances turn on/off. That's usually the most likely culprit for voltage spikes (as your home grid has to compensate for sudden increase in usage, which in turn causes voltage to fluctuate slightly)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

good to know!