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Shop lights

tazzertazzer Member Posts: 16,837
edited September 2018 in General Discussion
Ok folks Im looking for some lights to hang up in the shop, dont want to really break the bank on them but dont want crappy ones also.
I'm looking at hanging 3-4 lights up, the peak is about 15' from where they will hang down from.
the shop is a 40x40.
what are some of yalls suggestions

thanks
Taz
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  • bpostbpost Member Posts: 32,669 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Two of these will do you fine if hung in the center near the top, about 12 feet in from the end. I have one and it lights a 30X30 quite well. Two would be awesome.

    I paid almost 300 when I bought mine two years ago.

    https://www.prolighting.com/commercial-lighting/fixtures-high-low-bay-high-bays/et-10915.html
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  • WearyTravelerWearyTraveler Member Posts: 2,019 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Heck, search for 5000k led on Amazon. I bought 6 for $25 each. Easy to install and bright as daylight. Plug n play...
    ”People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf."
    - GEORGE ORWELL -
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  • spasmcreekspasmcreek Member Posts: 37,717 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    LED...replaced all 4' flourescent with 4' LED....MUCHO brighter -14' high..instant on in cold weather.....just simple rewire in fixture...big area not heated with smaller enclosed area for lathe, mill, presses , etc
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  • oldWinchesterfanoldWinchesterfan Member Posts: 1,050 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by WearyTraveler
    Heck, search for 5000k led on Amazon. I bought 6 for $25 each. Easy to install and bright as daylight. Plug n play...


    +1 I replaced all my garage and basement shop lights with lights bought just like this. Perfect solution.
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  • mjrfd99mjrfd99 Member Posts: 4,553 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by WearyTraveler
    Heck, search for 5000k led on Amazon. I bought 6 for $25 each. Easy to install and bright as daylight. Plug n play...


    Same type from Costco. Motion sensors too. Did the garage a while back w/em
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  • 11b6r11b6r Member Posts: 16,584 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Wally World has twin 4' LED shop lights right now for $16.97 each. I have 18 of the LONG twin tube fluorescents that I am replacing. A ballast for a light is more than the LED fixture, and the LEDs will last about as long as I will.
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  • MercuryMercury Member Posts: 7,840 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Ok, for you Cheap Charlies out there, I just bought a bunch of these lights, here is some advice:

    DO NOT SHOP FOR THESE LIGHTS ON PRICE ALONE!


    Why, you may be asking your cheap self?

    Because some of them put out LESS LIGHT!

    Look at the "total lumens" figure. THAT is what you need to look at. Some of these cheaper lights put out as much as 30% less light than others!

    You can figure "lumens per dollar" by dividing the lumens into the dollar amount. THEN you can compare apples to apples.

    Also, if the lumens are 30% less, you'll need to buy 30% more lights, if want it nice and bright!

    In my neck of the woods, I found that Sam's Club had the best price per lumen.

    Also, they were a name brand, not some cheap chinese crap that'll burn your house down! (Yes, they were made in china, but at least they were a name brand that was supposedly safety tested!)

    There are some mega-cheap ones on Amazon, but god only knows the quality. I don't trust chinese electronics as a general rule, and it has served me very well.


    Merc
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  • hillbillehillbille Member Posts: 14,460 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    put some in my sons basement he had 4 of 4ft double lights down one side of his basement for washing machine ect. two of the leds double shop lights, around $25. put out as much if not more light than the 4 did. we got 3 but didn't really need the 3rd one, we put it in his garage above the workbence. as mentioned there are one and two row lights and the lumens are marked on the box pay attention when you buy them and you can figure the better value.
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  • BoskettiBosketti Member Posts: 1,090 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have a small shop that had 6 4' T12 fixtures. I picked up 9 3' single tube LED at Home Depot. I installed them 8 of them and had one failure out of the box. The light output with 6 was far more than the original T12 fixtures. I added the other 2 just to cover some task areas. The biggest complaint now is when I turn on the lights it is dead quiet. The tell tale buzz is gone. I spent less than $100 to have more light and a quieter shop.
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  • remingtonoaksremingtonoaks Member Posts: 26,245 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by Mercury
    Ok, for you Cheap Charlies out there, I just bought a bunch of these lights, here is some advice:

    DO NOT SHOP FOR THESE LIGHTS ON PRICE ALONE!


    Why, you may be asking your cheap self?

    Because some of them put out LESS LIGHT!

    Look at the "total lumens" figure. THAT is what you need to look at. Some of these cheaper lights put out as much as 30% less light than others!

    You can figure "lumens per dollar" by dividing the lumens into the dollar amount. THEN you can compare apples to apples.

    Also, if the lumens are 30% less, you'll need to buy 30% more lights, if want it nice and bright!

    In my neck of the woods, I found that Sam's Club had the best price per lumen.

    Also, they were a name brand, not some cheap chinese crap that'll burn your house down! (Yes, they were made in china, but at least they were a name brand that was supposedly safety tested!)

    There are some mega-cheap ones on Amazon, but god only knows the quality. I don't trust chinese electronics as a general rule, and it has served me very well.


    Merc


    Yep, plus the cheap ones don't last very long... You're better off spending a little more money on higher quality ones than buying cheap ones. In the long run the higher priced higher quality once actually are cheaper because you won't have to replace them so often.

    Just remember, you pay for what you get.
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  • bwctbwct Member Posts: 50 ✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have 4 twin tube 8' T8 fixtures in 16x24 shop. Have replaced 1 balast and 3 or 4 bulbs in 10+ years.
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  • tazzertazzer Member Posts: 16,837
    edited November -1
    Thanks guy's ill look in to them
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  • asopasop Member Posts: 9,020 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I have replaced MANY of my T-12, 8' fixtures with 4' T-8's. Brighter, last longer and Com Ed paid for 33%!
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