manufacturer, can provide a good apples- are installing LED fi xtures in a drop ceiling,
UNLIKE A FILAMENT
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BULB, WHICH JUST
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AN AGING LED WILL
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CONTINUE TO LIGHT,
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GETTING DIMMER
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AS IT AGES.
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