Accelerated life test for lights 2

[hkmensing]

Hi,

I'm looking for ways to do [red]accelerated life tests[/red] for different types of lighting (mainly Christmas lights).
[blue]How can I do this?[/blue]

cheers,

GM

 

[PSE]

Run them at a higher voltage. It is not a linear relationship though and dependent entirely upon the lamp design, (filament diameter, number of coils etc.) and quality of the power supply operating them. You may have to do a normal life test concurrently to maintain a baseline relationship.

Regards,

 

[Rich2001]

A higher ambient tempeature like a higher voltage can be utilized to accelerate the life test.