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08-07-2015, 04:43 PM | #1 |
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A little off-topic.. Shop lighting
I am going to upgrade some pretty old T-12 flourescents to the newer T-8s including the electronic ballast ones.
I would like the most natural light tubes. Now looking at the 5000 which I think have a tint of blue. What would you recommend to get that "natural sunshine" look? Then, who has the most Lumens tubes? TIA.. Larry |
08-07-2015, 05:05 PM | #2 |
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Re: A little off-topic.. Shop lighting
I went straight to LED.
Absolutely great lighting on the bench and affordable. http://www.homedepot.com/p/Commercia...3161/205331022 |
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08-07-2015, 05:17 PM | #3 |
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Costco also has LED shop lights. Two-pack of LED shop lights
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Re: A little off-topic.. Shop lighting
heres what i know from experience:
4200K is the yellowish glow of incandescent 60w light bulbs in a house - ya know the normal hue for the last 100+ years 4700K is pretty much pure white, sometimes called daylight - doesnt look very daylight to me but WILL BE YOUR BRIGHTEST BULBS. you go higher than 5000K its going to get more and more blue tinted till 10000K is straight purple. lower than 4200K is getting more and more yellow till straight yellow like bug lights.
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Re: A little off-topic.. Shop lighting
I replaced my flourescents with LEDs from Costco. A bit harsh, but much brighter. I like them.
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Thanks for the post. It's somewhat confusing.. to me. Does the "two pack" mean four bulbs or actually two fixtures with two bulbs each? Larry |
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08-08-2015, 03:47 PM | #8 |
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Larry,
Lighting design depends on the task & surface area you want to illuminate. Go to a home improvement store & get an open lense parabolic troffer fixture in a 2 ft. x 4 ft. size that you can either mount to framing or hang by chain depending on your ceiling. Then - buy some different bulbs & try them under working conditions to see which type you are comfortable with. Jim |
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For the past 50 years or so, it was noted that for less human eye strain, an excellent combination always highly recommended in a 2 bulb fixture for "Task" lighting is one (1) Daylight Bulb and one (1) Cool Light Bulb which blends in the different bulb kelvin temperatures and frequencies ............. in a four (4) bulb, fixture, (2) & (2) is recommended.
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I also have a couple of the Home Depot LED shop lights. No complaints about any of them so far. Joer
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There is a whole forum dedicated to this on GarageJournal (sister of FB) http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/f...splay.php?f=30 |
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Many thanks for the tip, Joe.. Larry |
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I had just installed all new lighting in my garage (6 2-tube fluorescent fixtures) before I knew about the LED fixtures. (#$%@*&) Can't justify doing it all over again!
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As light burn out around the House, garage, yard and car I have been replacing with LED's (just replaced the Town Sedan's dash light. Yeah, no more burnt fingers ).
I have been real happy with the LED's, especially when replacing fluorescent bulbs.(instant on, no more blinking). Last edited by Y-Blockhead; 08-18-2015 at 12:05 PM. |
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