Garage Lights

[Morris9982]

I hope this is the best place to post this.

I am considering upgrading the lights in my garage to provide better lighting for working on and cleaning the Mini and the bike.

I was considering some lights from Griott's Garage, but they are no longer listed.

What I'd like to have is something high intensity that throws out enough light to really light up the garage. Fluorescents probably not do what I want unless I cover the entire ceiling, and they do not tend to work very well in a cold garage.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to where and what type of lights I could use?

[Turbogeo]

Sears has a double halogen shop light with stand that will light up your garage well. I think I saw them for around $25.

[Rockit Man]

Originally Posted by Morris9982

I hope this is the best place to post this.

I am considering upgrading the lights in my garage to provide better lighting for working on and cleaning the Mini and the bike.

I was considering some lights from Griott's Garage, but they are no longer listed.

What I'd like to have is something high intensity that throws out enough light to really light up the garage. Fluorescents probably not do what I want unless I cover the entire ceiling, and they do not tend to work very well in a cold garage.

Does anyone have any suggestions as to where and what type of lights I could use?

I don't but let me know what you find, I need some ceiling mounted lights too. I do know you need a higher than 85 CRI (Color Rendering Index) bulb to get better illumination of color.

Rob

[DevilMini]

Call up your local lighting dist. and ask for a 4 lamp T5 high bay fixture. It'll give you fantastic light and a CRI in the low 90's. Lumen output will be in the 12-16k range.
BTW if possible go with an instant start electronic ballast vs a mag ballast. You should expect to pay about $90-100 per unit and a typical set up will cover about $400 sq.ft. at a height of 12 feet. If you'll be mounting lower switch to a 3 or 4 lamp T8 setup.

Stay away from an industrial HID setup. The inital cost will be lower but your cost over the life will be more. And your electric cost will be higher too. Not to mention the time it takes for the HID's to warm up.

Hope this helps.

Matt

[Rockit Man]

Sweet...Thanks a million.:smile:

[kaelaria]

Originally Posted by DevilMini

Call up your local lighting dist. and ask for a 4 lamp T5 high bay fixture. It'll give you fantastic light and a CRI in the low 90's. Lumen output will be in the 12-16k range.
BTW if possible go with an instant start electronic ballast vs a mag ballast. You should expect to pay about $90-100 per unit and a typical set up will cover about $400 sq.ft. at a height of 12 feet. If you'll be mounting lower switch to a 3 or 4 lamp T8 setup.

Stay away from an industrial HID setup. The inital cost will be lower but your cost over the life will be more. And your electric cost will be higher too. Not to mention the time it takes for the HID's to warm up.

Hope this helps.

Matt

I'll second that - we installed a similar system in part of our plant - fabulous light!