Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Around the Campfire => Topic started by: Eric Krewson on July 06, 2018, 04:01:51 pm
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I started changing the fluorescent tubes in my shop light fixtures to LEDs today. I went with direct wired with one power ended tubes and eliminated the ballasts. I have two 4 tube and two two tube 4' fixtures, I was able to change them all over for $120.
One of these LED fixtures is as bright as two of the old fluorescent fixtures.
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LED is where its at. I see major manufacturing companies switching as well, such as Boeing.
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I switched mine over last month. It makes a big difference. I went with 4' 5000 lumen shop lights from Walmart. They were only $22 each.
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Won't be long and I'll be switching over.
DBar
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I finished up just now, real easy after I did the first one. I pulled 6 ballasts 5 were leaking and going bad.
It cost me $120 to rewire the fixtures and replace the bulbs, it would have cost me $118 to replace 5 ballasts and it looked like some of the fluorescent tubes were on their last leg.
I have a bunch of fluorescent fixtures in the house, the ballasts are 16 years old, when they go out I am swapping them all over to LED.
There are few shadows in my shop now.
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Any noise is gone as well, I liked that part to.
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Our local archery club replaced all of the old fluorescent fixtures in our indoor archery range with LED fixtures. Same number of fixtures and the lighting transformation has been incredible. We can actually see all of the 3D targets. Being the treasurer of the organization, I have seen about a 1/3 decrease in electrical use in the past year. Another advantage to the switch. We bought the complete fixtures with bulbs from "Sammy's World" for a very good price.
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I switched mine out last year. I was amazed at the vast improvement and really helps out these old eyes.
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Yep we changed all of the ones at Twinoaks this winter, better light and much cheaper to use. :) Everything new we build gets LED's.
Pappy
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I got a three car garage and bought then from BJ's about $33 each and they are just open cowed shop lights with LED strips. I put one lengthwise in the back of each bay and one sideways lowered to be even with the garage door when up. It can shine under the door if open. My truck is in the second bay and makes the front light about useless if they truck is in the bay. Man what a change butchering deer in there this year!!
Also, pay attention the Kelvin temp for the lights. Mike are 4K and I's like 5k in the garage, its vry white light. 5k is daylight. My wife likes 2700k as it looks like tungsten light bulb light. ::)