sdh2903
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| posted on 15/3/16 at 08:15 PM |
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Garage lighting consensus?
Just about to order my lecky bits for my new garage and I have to decide on my lighting. I'm torn between standard fluorescent fittings with t8
tubes or led battens. Yes I appreciate the energy savings with the leds but it's not as though as they're going to be on 24/7 so I'm
more interested in the quality of light.
Thoughts?
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 15/3/16 at 08:23 PM |
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Good quality LED is excellent, cheap LEDs not so.
If you have tight budget go for Fluorescent T16 lamps
Duratec Engine is fitted, MS2 Extra V3 is assembled and tested, engine running, car now built. IVA passed 26/02/2016
http://www.triangleltd.com
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mark chandler
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| posted on 15/3/16 at 08:24 PM |
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My garage has a handful of cheap strip lights in it, maybe 7 different units of varying ages as I collected them over the years walls painted white
and grey floor... It's still dark
My shed whic is a little smaller, 4m X 6m has a couple twin 5' t8 units and it's as bright as day!
I have not found LED,s to be that good apart from the ones Dan on here recommended for our bathroom, these are great but very expensive.
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nick205
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| posted on 15/3/16 at 08:38 PM |
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I've fitted LED bulbs in my house. The light is good, better than older low energy bulbs in my view. The electric saving is noticeable as
well, although my family still get annoyed with me harping at them to turn the lights off when leaving the room.
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JoelP
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| posted on 15/3/16 at 08:51 PM |
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I've fitted led bayonets throughout my house. They seem to flicker slightly. Fast moving objects look like they're under a strobe. They
were cheap ones though.
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sdh2903
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| posted on 15/3/16 at 09:02 PM |
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I have led lights all through the house, in fact not a single incandescent bulb remains all are either gu10 or bayonets with no issues at all. I have
no experience of the led battens tho. I'm tempted just to chuck in 4 of the 5ft fluorescent fittings with the modern t8 tubes.
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chillis
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| posted on 15/3/16 at 09:07 PM |
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I used HF fluorescents as they were cheaper than led.s and like you said its not as if they're on all the time, at work we use the leds because
they are on 24/7. Fluorescents do use more current on start up so don't keep turning them on and off whereas led's work well with motion
detector systems as they dont take hardly any current to turn on.
Never under estimate the ingenuity of an idiot!
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Canada EH!
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| posted on 15/3/16 at 09:09 PM |
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20'x30' shop 6, 8' double tube 6' in from each long side. 4' double tube over both work benches. If going to flurencent
tubes buy the ones for cold weather or they will buzz, very annoying when working at 10 C. Lots of light.
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prawnabie
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| posted on 15/3/16 at 09:13 PM |
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just out of interest, what size wiring is used for the above lighting?
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 15/3/16 at 09:14 PM |
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If you use fluorescent go for high frequency gear and colour 4000 Kelvin lamps which are white, less than that i.e.3500K will appear golden/yellow.
You also want 4000k if you go LED.
Duratec Engine is fitted, MS2 Extra V3 is assembled and tested, engine running, car now built. IVA passed 26/02/2016
http://www.triangleltd.com
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matt5964
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| posted on 15/3/16 at 09:36 PM |
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I have 4 of the below in my garage light is excellent very white no flicker . You won't pay the web price if you talk to the guy behind the
counter of your local branch
http://www.neweysonline.co.uk/5ft-70w-twin-standard-led-batten-7000lm-5000k/1052080303/ProductInformation.raction
As said befor good led is the way to go, cheap LEDs will only annoy you.
Luego velocity XT 2.0ltr 221.3bhp 178.9lbft
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daniel mason
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| posted on 15/3/16 at 10:01 PM |
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The 600mm led panels are pretty good and cheap
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gremlin1234
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| posted on 15/3/16 at 10:03 PM |
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quote:
As said before good led is the way to go, cheap LEDs will only annoy you.
ditto.
cheep ones in a garage will be dangerous if you have moving machinery. (grinders, drills, lathes, wheels, engines etc.)
actually I was taught to use dc lighting for machinery
edit, though multiple 'out of sync' high frequency lamps will do the job now
[Edited on 15/3/16 by gremlin1234]
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Ugg10
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| posted on 15/3/16 at 10:17 PM |
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I am looking to get some of these for my garage when I have it re built later this summer, led strip lights that can be daisy chained from one plug
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Lighting_Menu_Index/Ultra_Slim_KBU/index.html
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Build Blog - http://Anglia1968.weebly.com
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sdh2903
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| posted on 15/3/16 at 10:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ugg10
I am looking to get some of these for my garage when I have it re built later this summer, led strip lights that can be daisy chained from one plug
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Lighting_Menu_Index/Ultra_Slim_KBU/index.html
Had seen those ugg, just a bit concerned they are a bit 'too' cheap?
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Ugg10
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| posted on 15/3/16 at 10:53 PM |
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Tlc are a trade shop that also sell to the public, got to add 20% vat as well. Had some bits from there before and were OK.
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1968 Ford Anglia 105e, 1.7 Zetec SE, Mk2 Escort Workd Cup front end, 5 link rear
Build Blog - http://Anglia1968.weebly.com
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big-vee-twin
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| posted on 15/3/16 at 11:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ugg10
I am looking to get some of these for my garage when I have it re built later this summer, led strip lights that can be daisy chained from one plug
https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Main_Index/Lighting_Menu_Index/Ultra_Slim_KBU/index.html
Kitchen unit lights, not particularly bright. A 5ft flourescent outputs 4800 lumens. That's the problem with cheap LED- they reduce power used
but give much less output.
[Edited on 15/3/16 by big-vee-twin]
Duratec Engine is fitted, MS2 Extra V3 is assembled and tested, engine running, car now built. IVA passed 26/02/2016
http://www.triangleltd.com
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coyoteboy
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| posted on 16/3/16 at 12:56 PM |
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I have a PIR-switched CFL in the middle for general use (i.e. when walking in and carrying a pile of stuff in your hands) and 4x 5ft IP65 strip lights
that make the garage look like I'm trying to represent AM0 conditions - with them in the 4 quadrants of the garage I never get a full shadow on
anything really. Love it.
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