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I have used Sears spot lights, that are super bright but only last a few hundred hours even with 150w bulbs. Also the sears small flouresent with a hook, not very bright but its still on the first bulb
Me and a few friends rent out a 3200sq foot building and lighting is a huge problem. We have big a$$ light in the roof but, that is 25 feet up and does not do a good job. In my section I have 4 4' florecent lights but, what I am planning on doing is having 4 more light on a system that swings out from the wall directly over my bays. I also use a few clip on lamps and a drop light. I think from working in my garage before we got the shop I can change a motor in the dark if I have to. It was a one car, really small and it only had one outlet that was not rated for much.
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Thats pretty much what I use. Hey it gets the job done
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I have used Sears spot lights, that are super bright but only last a few hundred hours even with 150w bulbs. Also the sears small flouresent with a hook, not very bright but its still on the first bulb
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We have six 12 ft. flourescents running down each side of the shop, two gimungo HID lights that look brighter than daylight in the center of the shop, a 12 ft flourescent along the back wall and a 4 ft. flourescent over the welding table. This is in a 3800 sq. ft. shop.
i have a oversized one car garage, and it has a 12- 2'X2' flourescents with diabolical deflectors, i was actually plannin to make the entire ceiling full of lights, but that would create a problem with the attic space i also have 2 portable flourescents 6 500 watt halogens all portable tree type stands that barely see use, and 3 500 watt halogens that light the area in front of the garage (drive way) o and one 500 watt halogen floor model also portable. i have NO problems seeing anything....
Keep away from those incadescent drop lights. Very dangerous. A drop of gasoline on an incadescant lamp will turn it super nova. Many people and shops have been lost losing them. If you must use a drop light, use a low voltage neon lamp. They stay cool and won't implode.
When you choose your lights remember to consider the power you have available. If you only have a couple 15 amp 110 volt (~1500 watt) circuits in your garage, halogens or incandescents can max out your power pretty quick. Fluorescent will generally use less power to light the same area.
OECBen and racer29 have good points. A cheap way to go is to use one of those $2 clip lights and use the largest compact fluorescent bulb you can find in it. I think you can get a 27W CFL and it's equivalent to something like a 150W incandescent, with less heat
OECBen and racer29 have good points. A cheap way to go is to use one of those $2 clip lights and use the largest compact fluorescent bulb you can find in it. I think you can get a 27W CFL and it's equivalent to something like a 150W incandescent, with less heat
Forgot to say down side is if you drop it you'll probably bust the $10 bulb
Ive got about (8) 2x2 drop in fluorescent units in a 1200 square foot area. I scored a bunch of these at auction (300 of them for $8, yep, thats $8 for ALL of them) one day so Ill probably add more when I get around to it. These ones are meant for suspended celings, so I just hung the celing track and dropped them right in.
BTW: Ive still got well over 200 of these light fixtures, an open inviation to anyone that wants to come and pick up as many as you need. Id love to ship them, but they arent light (ba dum bum!)
current 2 car garage has 2 4x4' fixtures and a 2x4' fixture, flourescent, obviously. for drop lights, i only use the flourescent ones, the incandescents burn out if you breathe wrong. even with the three fixtures, it is entirely too dim in there, and when the hood is up, it blocks one of the fixtures.
the new garage is ~1400 sq ft and has 9 or 10 4x4' fixtures, plenty of light.
another thing that helps lighting a lot is a coated floor, especially under car lighting.
damn.. I need to get me some flourescent drop lights.. my 18V Craftsman Flashlight does real good.. but i usually kill the battery before I finish any real work...
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