Ribeye-Rare said:

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Crazy,

I'd guess that heat generated by poor contact, either within the socket itself, or in the wire attachment points, is the culprit.

LED's are great, until you get them too hot.

So, I'd suggest (with the power OFF) your checking the following:

1. Bend up the little 'tab' in the middle of the socket, and inspect it / clean it for burn marks;

and,

2. Make sure the wires that go to the terminals on the socket have not frayed to the point that you only have a few strands left carrying the current, and also that the screws are tight. If there is a problem there, just cut the wire, re-strip, and re-attach.

If the socket is in very bad shape, just replace it.

One more thing -- if the wires leading to that socket (from the switch) have any splice points, check those too.

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Ribeye-Rare said:

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Crazy,

I'd guess that heat generated by poor contact, either within the socket itself, or in the wire attachment points, is the culprit.

LED's are great, until you get them too hot.

So, I'd suggest (with the power OFF) your checking the following:

1. Bend up the little 'tab' in the middle of the socket, and inspect it / clean it for burn marks;

and,

2. Make sure the wires that go to the terminals on the socket have not frayed to the point that you only have a few strands left carrying the current, and also that the screws are tight. If there is a problem there, just cut the wire, re-strip, and re-attach.

If the socket is in very bad shape, just replace it.

One more thing -- if the wires leading to that socket (from the switch) have any splice points, check those too.

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Crazy Ag 97 said:

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My exterior lights on the front of the house have 4 lights all attached to the same switch. In all 4 of them, I installed the same led bulbs when we bought the house. 3 of them are still the bulbs I installed 3 years ago, but the 4th is an issue. I've had to change out the bulb 5 times now, the bulb literally only lasts about a month, if that. It's only been 5 changes out of laziness and generally still enough light. That said, any ideas on what could be causing this one outlet to keep burning out bulbs?

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