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Anxious to SEE how it all works out Dave. Sounds like a good plan though. Guess you can never have too much light.Bill
From what i've read, you need as a minimum 5000 lumens for every 250 sq feet 20 lumens/sq foot ( 23 sq meters, 215 lumens/sq meter) and these lights are 4100 lumens each on a 198 sq foot shop..... or 16,400 lumens/198 sq feet or 82 lumens/sq foot. For the primary light, that will brighten it up a lot!.... based on some simple calculations, I'm at 4 lumens/sq foot currently..just for comparison.
Hey Tatah, I can highly recommend these from LMS for machine lights:If you haven’t hit the one click buy button on the ceiling fixtures hang on until you hear from me. Talk to y’all real soon. Cletus
I have found 8 foot LED tubes now @ 4200 lumens so 12 tubes x 4200 divided by abourt 820 sq/ ft. of shop space (not counting the enclosed storage closet) should give me about 60-61 lumens per sq. ft. Definitely cheaper than replacing the fixures too since aside from ballasts (which will be bypassed with the new tubes) that are in excellent shape otherwise. Just want to double check the wiring against the LED tube manufacturers diagram which I will do this week before trying these puppies out.Bill
Sounds like a good plan Dave Quote from: steamer on December 23, 2018, 11:12:40 PMFrom what i've read, you need as a minimum 5000 lumens for every 250 sq feet 20 lumens/sq foot ( 23 sq meters, 215 lumens/sq meter) and these lights are 4100 lumens each on a 198 sq foot shop..... or 16,400 lumens/198 sq feet or 82 lumens/sq foot. For the primary light, that will brighten it up a lot!.... based on some simple calculations, I'm at 4 lumens/sq foot currently..just for comparison.Rule of thumb is a Fluorescent is 50 Lumens per Watt and an LED provides 100 Lumens per Watt, if the tubes are clean I am currently running 75 Lumens per square foot from my over head fluorescent lighting plus task lighting on every bench and machine. The ceiling lights are all the older 5ft fluorescent double fittings that were removed from work 20 years ago and they have the advantage of providing an additional 550W of background workshop heating. The great thing about these older fittings is lots of people are getting rid of them and giving me their spare new tubes. You can never have too much light and natural sunlight is best Jo
So what you got up your sleeve there Whiskey?? Dave, maybe you can take a before and after pic of the general shop illumination.Bill
Quote from: b.lindsey on December 24, 2018, 02:06:05 PMSo what you got up your sleeve there Whiskey?? Dave, maybe you can take a before and after pic of the general shop illumination.BillThe condition of the shop is embarrassing at the moment..Today is a clean up day, as I have to make room for the 3D printer...so maybe later today....but I've got some cooking to do too.....we'll see.Dave
I wuz thinking a happy sponsor might send them that way Whiskey
Awesome Dave that’s looks much better. I am in the process of upgrading my fluorescent lighting to LED lightning as well. Much more efficent and brighter. Don
Those look rugged too!!!Bill
Big improvement. When you get the eight LED fixtures hung, it’ll be like an operating room Cletus
You have an Aciera F1!Nice...