LED Shop Lighting

[ShawnF350]

same ones I used on my wall

Hmmm Don, can you get me a closeup of the side?
I just got an idea.
If there`s a KO on both sides (or I can drill each end), maybe I`ll use 2 lights on my one wall as the raceway for a few receptacles I`m adding further down the wall.
I planned on running EMT so might as well add a switch next to a receptacle.

[donbeezy]

not sure what close up angle you wanted. let me know if I need to take different angle picture

[ShawnF350]

That`s fine. Actually they look identical to the ones i have.
I may do the same thing for the wall too.


Thanks

[Angus]

Using hooks is genius! Having multiple hook locations will allow me to position a single shop light exactly where I need it, keep it out of the way from doors opening into it, and the wife can`t get too mad about 1 more shop light purchase... right? Thanks for sharing Don!

[tom p.]

Guys, is LED lighting taking over in the garage now? What happened to that other bulb that had been so popular? T8 maybe?

I`ve got old traditional 8` strips in my garage that hold a pair of bulbs. One of the strips completely failed this weekend, I assume the ballast? Are there any LED type conversion bulbs that would fit these old housings or do I have to throw everything away and start over? I have been running Philips cold weather bulbs for the past 20 years, 8` length. They`ve served me well but I`m sure there`s something out there far superior. Thanks.

[donbeezy]

Guys, is LED lighting taking over in the garage now? What happened to that other bulb that had been so popular? T8 maybe?

I`ve got old traditional 8` strips in my garage that hold a pair of bulbs. One of the strips completely failed this weekend, I assume the ballast? Are there any LED type conversion bulbs that would fit these old housings or do I have to throw everything away and start over? I have been running Philips cold weather bulbs for the past 20 years, 8` length. They`ve served me well but I`m sure there`s something out there far superior. Thanks.

my brother in law bought some cheap LED bulbs online. he took out the ballast and just put the led bulbs right in. i have not tried them for detailing yet though.

so yes. old housings would work

[tom p.]

Don, thanks. It seems like my 8` length tubes might be dinosaurs...

[XxBoostinxX]

Guys, is LED lighting taking over in the garage now? What happened to that other bulb that had been so popular? T8 maybe?

I`ve got old traditional 8` strips in my garage that hold a pair of bulbs. One of the strips completely failed this weekend, I assume the ballast? Are there any LED type conversion bulbs that would fit these old housings or do I have to throw everything away and start over? I have been running Philips cold weather bulbs for the past 20 years, 8` length. They`ve served me well but I`m sure there`s something out there far superior. Thanks.

Don, thanks. It seems like my 8` length tubes might be dinosaurs...

I would say yes, LED`s will be taking over. The price of LED`s are dropping fast and they are more efficient.

Are those 8` tubes single pins? I just started to retro-fit the T12 fixtures I have in my warehouse with single pin 8` LED`s. I think they were around $35 a bulb at the time. All you have to do is remove the ballast and make one side hot and the other side negative.

[Ancient_1]

In my single car I have 4 70w 5000k 6500 lumen lights and is almost too bright with everything painted gloss white.

[Civicclutch]

In my single car I have 4 70w 5000k 6500 lumen lights and is almost too bright with everything painted gloss white.

You`re not supposed to paint your walls with auto paint then clear coat it cause then you`ll only buff and polish it then follow that up with Wolfgang coating


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[dschribs]

Guys, is LED lighting taking over in the garage now? What happened to that other bulb that had been so popular? T8 maybe?

I`ve got old traditional 8` strips in my garage that hold a pair of bulbs. One of the strips completely failed this weekend, I assume the ballast? Are there any LED type conversion bulbs that would fit these old housings or do I have to throw everything away and start over? I have been running Philips cold weather bulbs for the past 20 years, 8` length. They`ve served me well but I`m sure there`s something out there far superior. Thanks.

These are four foot. I `d check w customer service to see if they have 8 footers if that`s indeed what you want to stay with.

https://www.prolighting.com/zy-t8-18...ElgaAiVV8P8HAQ

These bulbs can be used in existing fluorescent fixtures and you don`t have to remove the ballast. However, you won`t get the benefit of reduced wattage that LED`s provide if you stay w the ballast fixture.

I have 8 of these bulbs in my garage. They are awesome. Incredibly bright and have the ideal color spectrum (5000K). I highly recommend them.

If you wanted to go w new fixtures - here`s what I used.

4 Ft LED Ready Double Strip Light

No ballast (so the wattage is greatly reduced) and the above bulbs are "plug and play".

Thanks to Rasky on the forums here for hooking me up w this information....

[JSFM35X]

Shawn,

Nice Carage.

[top189h]

Does anyone know of an led fixture you can hard wire in? Apparently reworking old ballasts isn`t up to code in my area.

[tom p.]

My lighting is coming up on 20yrs. old. I guess the bulbs are called T12. (I know little to nothing about lighting jargon.)

I`m not against getting a new panel and having it installed to see how I like it before I re-do everything. I`m moving away from the mentality of patching things up that are old and probably not worth fixing when presented with vastly superior new technology.

This is what the end looks like:

[tom p.]

I`ve got high ceilings, probably 14`, and I`m not certain I could perform the swap over.