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Offline Carlriddle

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Re: Shop lighting
« Reply #30 on: January 27, 2016, 05:34:21 AM »
DS like the dimmer "mood lighting" inside.  ;D

Fabr, the fluorescent you use, is it a standard base or the larger screw in base?  I've found the big fluorescent screw in but the fixtures for them are $$$ commercial. 
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Re: Shop lighting
« Reply #31 on: January 27, 2016, 05:56:40 AM »
Standard base. The place I bought mine are apparently phasing out the high wattage cfl's though.

 www.1000bulbs.com

They have a lot of lighting options. Might want to check it out for the LEDs .
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Re: Shop lighting
« Reply #32 on: January 27, 2016, 07:57:45 AM »
So I'm confused why all the commotion about LED bulbs?

I have 8 foot dual bulb fixtures.  I think there's 10 of them?  Let's just say in a 3 car garage it's BRIGHT.  DS won't be coming for a visit  LMAO

They seem so not worth it?
You save a bit on the electricity but how much is 26 watts really worth in dollars?
The cost when you factor life expectancy is also in favor of the Fluorescent?




All the data is taken from Fabr's website he posted.
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Re: Shop lighting
« Reply #33 on: January 27, 2016, 01:25:56 PM »
i have 5 double 8 foot florescents in a 28' x 28' with a 10' ceiling. 2 of the fixtures are 100watt bulbs and the other 3 are 75 watt i believe. that is borderline too bright at times.
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Re: Shop lighting
« Reply #34 on: January 27, 2016, 07:18:14 PM »
There is no such thing as too bright in a shop.  ;) ;) ;D ;D ;D Anything less than sunlight on a bright day is too little. ;D ;D
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Re: Shop lighting
« Reply #35 on: January 27, 2016, 07:48:58 PM »
Quote from: fabr on January 27, 2016, 07:18:14 PM
There is no such thing as too bright in a shop.  ;) ;) ;D ;D ;D Anything less than sunlight on a bright day is too little. ;D ;D

Yup   It's my version of an operating room
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Re: Shop lighting
« Reply #36 on: January 27, 2016, 08:12:46 PM »
I couldn't agree more ,Lance!!!  I have to caution anyone thinking of going the cfl's though,they are rated in initial lumens. They DO lose some as they age. I'd say ,from my experience with about 60 of them ,they lose maybe 25% over their life. AM I right in thinking LEDs maintain full lumen output over their life?
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Re: Shop lighting
« Reply #37 on: February 01, 2016, 09:09:38 PM »
Quote from: Yummi on January 26, 2016, 07:04:37 AM
Speaking of conventional......  The incandescent is not dead.  MIT figured a way to make them more energy efficient than leds.  Wonder how quickly this will come to market?

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3055440/all-hail-the-new-incandescent-light-bulb-efficient-as-an-led-bulb

Purdue is working on a bulb as well. 

http://wlfi.com/2016/01/24/purdue-professor-inventing-a-new-incandescent-light-bulb/

Between the mirror and the photon approach, incandescent will be back as the next "big thing."



Still happy with the LED retrofits. 



Fabr, LEDS will not "come of age" and be like "conventional"  Leds are not full spectrum.
This was announced today.

http://gizmodo.com/ge-will-no-longer-make-cfl-lighbulbs-1756344245

cfl's are on the way out like the dinosaurs.
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Re: Shop lighting
« Reply #38 on: February 02, 2016, 06:09:16 AM »
Huh.  My tin hat side just read that LED bulbs are watching me poop?   5:
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Re: Shop lighting
« Reply #39 on: February 02, 2016, 06:56:31 AM »
your tin hat is full of poop..................... LMAO ;D ;D
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Re: Shop lighting
« Reply #40 on: February 02, 2016, 07:36:20 AM »
10 double 8 footers in a 3 stall garage lance!! lol that is bright and 5k on top of that but 60 watt isn't as bright as the 100watt lol that would kill me and up till noon on nice days i just open my overhead and work by the door for natural light lol
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Re: Shop lighting
« Reply #41 on: December 13, 2016, 01:59:50 PM »
Ok forgot about this, kinda on back burner a bit.  But finally did something as I had a welding project to do and its dark when I'm home after work.  So this side is about 22x30 inside and I used 24 standard screw in bulb fixtures with 100w(rated equiv) flouresent bulk 6500k.  Its so bright I wore sunglasses to cut tube at night.  Thought about charging to hang out and tan.  Very happy, and have under $150 in what I did.  Equiv LED was gonna run another $100, figure in next yr or so those prices will fall and be less. 
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Re: Shop lighting
« Reply #42 on: December 13, 2016, 04:44:45 PM »
Need more light.
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Re: Shop lighting
« Reply #43 on: December 13, 2016, 05:16:58 PM »
I see you have the mandatory beer fridge in the garage.  Good man Mr. Carl !!!!!!!!!!   
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Re: Shop lighting
« Reply #44 on: December 13, 2016, 05:26:18 PM »
is that a heater in the rafter?? i didn't think you needed heat down there lol
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