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Perferd · 06-11-09, 10:29

Yes I did a search and yes I know there are 30849038409 threads on garage lighting but....

I am not asking you what lights I need or what you have. I just want to know if the backing plate is important or not...

Went to home depot today to research me some 4' flourescent shop lights. They have 2 different ones I like but I need some help on picking which one. One is $16 looks perfect but it doesnt really have a curved backing plate to I guess reflect the light downward. The bulbs are more or less just exposed if you know what I mean. The second one is $36 has a pull cord looks a little bit nicer and has a big backing plate that would reflect the light down...

My question is do I need to fork out the dough for the one thats twice as much cause of the backing plate or not?

My garage is 11'x20' and I will have 4 of these 4' flourescent lights hanging. Two will be in a row on one side and the other two in a row on the other side...

Thank you

Oh and the cheaper one can use T12's and T8's the expensive one only takes T8's. I plan on using T8 natural light flourescent bulbs but they do have some T8 daylight delux bulbs that I am trying to figure out the diff. I still dont know what the color temp numbers mean yet or the light output numbers mean as in high is better or low is better....

EDIT: Figured out What light output (lumens) CRI (color rendering index) and Color temp are...

Thanks again lol

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Perferd Registered User Perferd is offline Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 151	Backing plate on flourescent light? Yes I did a search and yes I know there are 30849038409 threads on garage lighting but.... I am not asking you what lights I need or what you have. I just want to know if the backing plate is important or not... Went to home depot today to research me some 4' flourescent shop lights. They have 2 different ones I like but I need some help on picking which one. One is $16 looks perfect but it doesnt really have a curved backing plate to I guess reflect the light downward. The bulbs are more or less just exposed if you know what I mean. The second one is $36 has a pull cord looks a little bit nicer and has a big backing plate that would reflect the light down... My question is do I need to fork out the dough for the one thats twice as much cause of the backing plate or not? My garage is 11'x20' and I will have 4 of these 4' flourescent lights hanging. Two will be in a row on one side and the other two in a row on the other side... Thank you Oh and the cheaper one can use T12's and T8's the expensive one only takes T8's. I plan on using T8 natural light flourescent bulbs but they do have some T8 daylight delux bulbs that I am trying to figure out the diff. I still dont know what the color temp numbers mean yet or the light output numbers mean as in high is better or low is better.... EDIT: Figured out What light output (lumens) CRI (color rendering index) and Color temp are... Thanks again lol Last edited by Perferd : 06-11-09 at 11:10.