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slumlord44
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Been tinkering with Florescent lights in my garage/workshop. Have had soft white bulbs for years. Tried daylight bulbs in an 8 footer. Trying to decide which is better. Do auto work, gun work, antique stuff out there. Sort of like the daylight but looking for other opinions. What's everyone else using? Don't say LED's. Don't think I want to go there just yet based partially on a conversation with my Home Depot guy recently.
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Been tinkering with Florescent lights in my garage/workshop. Have had soft white bulbs for years. Tried daylight bulbs in an 8 footer. Trying to decide which is better. Do auto work, gun work, antique stuff out there. Sort of like the daylight but looking for other opinions. What's everyone else using? Don't say LED's. Don't think I want to go there just yet based partially on a conversation with my Home Depot guy recently.
What does he know, I was at samedepot last spring looking at a nice Echo weedeater, and the guy said to buy a ryobi, or John Deere instead.[:0][:o)]
But the bad * lights are great,
THe Home Depot guy makes 8 bucks an hour, what the hell does he know.
You want the Kelvin to be as close to sunlight as possibl for accurate color and ease to see. LED lights are the way to go, PERIOD. Energy consumption is nill, bulb life is forever and a day. What is NOT to like about LED?
THe Home Depot guy makes 8 bucks an hour, what the hell does he know.
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Com Ed paid to have our whole office and warehouse converted to LED. cost me -0-.
Lights are great!!
Of course Com Ed just raised their rate so I don't see too much of a savings!!
Going to start changing all my bulbs at home to LED.
don't have to worry about replacing bulbs.
I am using it on my reloading/gun bench, best light I have ever had for this work area.
I will get more for replacing current lighting in other work areas.
They are made by LightsofAmerica
I know all about LED's. Anyone care to answer my original question???
Just go ahead and buy what you already had in mind prior to asking your question![;)][:D][:D]
It took that long because the first GU10 two pin bulb LED's from about 3 years ago were not bright enough. But they are now, and we tossed out an above sink halogen fixture with the 4 inch pencil tube. What a difference! The air conditioner won't be running to overcome those 300 watts, and instead of replacing the bulbs every 10 months, it will run 35,000 hours.
The light we got is made up of many small LED's in an array. It would also work well in a shop.
596922 from Lowe's.
I know all about LED's. Anyone care to answer my original question???
i did
go into a car dealers shop, home depot, wal-mart and look up at the ceiling at what type of lighting they are using
I know all about LED's. Anyone care to answer my original question???
I prefer the daylight over the soft white. I have cataracts and I can see better in that light. Everyone has their own opinion but that seems to work best for me.
What's everyone else using?
It's personal preference, but my wife and I love the daylight bulbs (5000 Kelvin or more, although 6500 Kelvin is the most I've seen in retail stores).
We don't like the yellowish or "gloomy" tint of other bulbs such as soft white, etc.
Johnny
I know all about LED's. Anyone care to answer my original question???
If you don't like LED get 5500 kelvin 850 series fluorescent bulbs.
If you don't like that idea get halogen and watch the meter spin like a 78 RPM record and be careful not to burn yourself or things with the hot bulbs.
You want the Kelvin to be as close to sunlight as possibl for accurate color and ease to see. LED lights are the way to go, PERIOD. Energy consumption is nill, bulb life is forever and a day. What is NOT to like about LED?
THe Home Depot guy makes 8 bucks an hour, what the hell does he know.
Yep LEDs! They make $10, I think [:)]
I find that a mixture of florescent and neon do very well except you will need to put grease fittings on your electric meter due to the high RPM's.
Dude that looks like one hell of a shooting gallery!![:)][:)]
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Can't afford the LEDs tubes at this point. But I have changed out the regular bulbs with LEDs as they burnt out.
Margaret Thatcher
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Mark Twain
Thanks for all the input. Will probably go with daylight T8's based on one or two comments and the fact that they seem brighter to me. Not sure about color rendition but being able to see better is more important. It amazes me how many people here totally ignored the original question and kept trying to sell me LED's, which I plainly stated twice. Like talking to my wife sometimes. Guess you guys got stock in LED's.
Well I see that you're still not sure what you really need. I suggest you go with LED's.