A The TM-21 standard picks up where LM-80 left off. Since LED sources are capable of lifetimes well beyond 6,000 hours, TM-21 establishes a standard way to use LM-80 data to make consistent lifetime projections beyond the testing period. TM-21 dictates which values can be used in the calculation based on the sample size, number of hours and intervals tested, and test suite temperature.