Shop Lights

mopacltd · 01-31-2015, 09:52 PM

I use the T5

CMcAllister · 02-01-2015, 04:08 PM

We spent a lot of time and probably too much money on this when we built our shop, but the results were great and I wouldn't change a thing.

40' x 52' shop with 96 4' T8s. 24 8' fixtures with 4 4' bulbs each. White ceilings and walls. After not finding anything to suit us at the big box stores, we spec'd these fixtures from an online lighting and design site. Our electrical guy ordered them at his supplier. The shades have perforations to get a percentage of the light on the ceiling and dispersed to help eliminate dark spots. We have them switched so that we can turn on as much as we need, where we need it. The front and rear rows are shaded toward the front and rear walls and the ends of the rows are near the side walls. Lighting on the benches and areas at the walls is excellent.

rallye bob · 02-27-2015, 03:36 PM

I constantly get fliers from Harbor Freight with coupons for these little flashlights, FREE! ( http://www.harborfreight.com/27-led-...ght-67227.html ) So I go in and redeem the the coupon... I think when I get to a couple hundred units, I will put them up in my "race car bay", for lighting.... It will be a pain in the *** to turn them all on and off, but WTF? They were free....... All this cold N. Illinois weather, gives me way to much time to think about this stuff...... ;-)

mtheulen · 05-02-2015, 09:37 PM

In my last 2 shops, I used high output's with great results.When I looked at home depot the last time their h/o lights were 4 4ft bulbs rather than 2 8ft bulbs.They looked to be even brighter

01-31-2015, 09:52 PM	#1
mopacltd Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: yarnell,az Posts: 312 Likes: 429 Liked 124 Times in 44 Posts	Re: Shop Lights I use the T5

02-01-2015, 04:08 PM	#2
CMcAllister Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Fulton County, PA Posts: 617 Likes: 17 Liked 920 Times in 259 Posts	Re: Shop Lights We spent a lot of time and probably too much money on this when we built our shop, but the results were great and I wouldn't change a thing. 40' x 52' shop with 96 4' T8s. 24 8' fixtures with 4 4' bulbs each. White ceilings and walls. After not finding anything to suit us at the big box stores, we spec'd these fixtures from an online lighting and design site. Our electrical guy ordered them at his supplier. The shades have perforations to get a percentage of the light on the ceiling and dispersed to help eliminate dark spots. We have them switched so that we can turn on as much as we need, where we need it. The front and rear rows are shaded toward the front and rear walls and the ends of the rows are near the side walls. Lighting on the benches and areas at the walls is excellent. Last edited by CMcAllister; 02-01-2015 at 04:27 PM. Reason: photo

02-27-2015, 03:36 PM	#3
rallye bob Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Genoa, Illinois Posts: 489 Likes: 9 Liked 6 Times in 4 Posts	Re: Shop Lights I constantly get fliers from Harbor Freight with coupons for these little flashlights, FREE! ( http://www.harborfreight.com/27-led-...ght-67227.html ) So I go in and redeem the the coupon... I think when I get to a couple hundred units, I will put them up in my "race car bay", for lighting.... It will be a pain in the *** to turn them all on and off, but WTF? They were free....... All this cold N. Illinois weather, gives me way to much time to think about this stuff...... ;-)

05-02-2015, 09:37 PM	#4
mtheulen Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 12 Likes: 0 Liked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Shop Lights In my last 2 shops, I used high output's with great results.When I looked at home depot the last time their h/o lights were 4 4ft bulbs rather than 2 8ft bulbs.They looked to be even brighter