Asphalt_Gundam
Asphalt_Gundam HalfDork
12/7/23 11:13 p.m.

I am impressed how much better the lighting is now. Just see for yourself, especially at the end.

 

gsettle
gsettle New Reader
12/8/23 7:38 a.m.

Nice!

If you said, I missed it..... what color temp did you use? They appear to be around 5000K?

camopaint0707
camopaint0707 Reader
12/8/23 7:39 a.m.

I sell light bulbs for a living.  And still don't know why people used flourecsent bulbs still.

4cylndrfury
4cylndrfury MegaDork
12/8/23 7:46 a.m.

Yep - I went straight to 4' LED bars when building the grosh. The ability to change the color temperature was awesome. Its an oversized 2 car - 1 fixture along the back wall, and then perpendicular to that, are 3 more - 1 fixture over each bay and one in between.  I was worried because I had heard tale of LEDs giving people headaches, but I havent had anything like that. 

Nightitme view - plenty of light:

TJL (Forum Supporter)
TJL (Forum Supporter) SuperDork
12/8/23 8:07 a.m.

You quickly get used to having proper lighting in the garage.  I did the barrina led's and it was a total game changer. The garage went from a poorly lit storage area to a well lit place to get work done. 
 

if anyone is thinking about it, absolutely do it! 

Jerry
Jerry PowerDork
12/8/23 8:23 a.m.

I replaced two generic bulbs with giant LED fixture things like this:

And the work bench light with an LED tube.  Big difference.

Asphalt_Gundam
Asphalt_Gundam HalfDork
12/8/23 8:53 a.m.

In reply to gsettle :

The ones I got are 6500K

Asphalt_Gundam
Asphalt_Gundam HalfDork
12/8/23 8:55 a.m.

In reply to TJL (Forum Supporter) :

Having good light is great. I added a lot at the old house. This garage was better right from the get go but now it's amazing 

brandonsmash
brandonsmash New Reader
12/8/23 9:20 a.m.

Lighting is KEY. LEDs aren't perfect but they sure don't suffer from nearly the same headaches as fluorescent. Why anyone would still muck about with fluorescent tubes is beyond me.

 

Kreb (Forum Supporter)
Kreb (Forum Supporter) PowerDork
12/8/23 9:44 a.m.
Jerry said:

I replaced two generic bulbs with giant LED fixture things like this:

And the work bench light with an LED tube.  Big difference.

I've replaced my Metal Halide lights with those. What a difference!!

 

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