Synergistic LED's How long do they last ???

Ted, I sure did not intend to racant anything. To be clear, I did replace the dead LEDs with red ones, as I said. My insistence on doing it myself with the correct LED refers to doing it a second time, this time with the OEM LED. I found the task to be very simple

If something is up with my gear, it is likely a problem with something other than the speaker cables, as the LEDS burned out in two cables, both times upon plugging them in after relocating things. I replaced the upstream mini-plug connector that was involved in both LED burn-outs, and also an MPC burn-out, as it turns out, and all seems to be in order now. I don't expect the red LEDs to last as long as blue ones, though, because the reds are relatively low intensity, low current, and low voltage compared to blue LEDs, and I left the original resisitor in place.

I prefer to be taught how to fish, as opposed to being given a fish.

FYI, I must concur with Rodman, as Synergistic has offered to provide the LEDs by mail. Most accomodating. Thank you, Mr. Denney.

Mine run a lot cooler after I put teflon tape on both ac prongs and ac pins of my LEDS! I do this to all my audio/video gear too.