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David Smith
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« on: October 02, 2013, 09,16:54 AM »

After some advice on Fluro tubes for my new shed.

Anyone tried the led ones??
They seam to have just as high rating on some
6000k

Any thoughts?

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Serge C
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« Reply #1 on: October 02, 2013, 09,20:33 AM »


They are o good!

They don't go 'poooof' when you smash them!

 Grin
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Peter r
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« Reply #2 on: October 02, 2013, 09,52:09 AM »

I'm no expert when it comes to Flouro's in your Garage ' BUT"
Personally i would go Philips Life max TLD36W/865 Cool Daylight and switch them in Banks.
My Garage has 2 Circuits, Twin 36w x 2 for the Car area, and the same for my Working/Bench Area.

LED just don't give off the Light that i like to work under, and for the amount of time there on , it cost Bugger All.

Remember this: If you use Ballast/ Starter Type Flouro's it takes 8 Hrs of Power to Start Them, so leave them on

The New Electronic type take Bugger all to start, but there Life Span is nowhere near the old Ballast type.



Here's another Hint: If you have a Steel Roof then use Flouro's without Reflectors, you can use the Reflected light to Assist in Lighting the Garage.

Like i said " I know nothing about Flouro's"
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« Reply #3 on: October 02, 2013, 10,43:34 AM »

After some advice on Fluro tubes for my new shed.

Anyone tried the led ones??
They seam to have just as high rating on some
6000k

Any thoughts?


Don't get confused with colour and lumens 6000k is the lamp
colour temperature not brightness you can get lamps in 3000
4000 5000 6000
 3000 being warm white 6500 being daylight
aim for around 5000 cool daylight as 6000 has a more blue in the spectrum
as for ballast verses electronic ballast have heat losses but can last 20 years
I would go for tri phosphor lamps in a cool day light as they tend to have a higher lumen output
if you are really keen send me your shed specs ie w x l x ceiling height I  can get a photo metric done for light level of 400 lux at 1 meter  which is the industry standard for general use it will give you type of light and lumen level
 
I have 8 x 2 x 36 in an area of say 10 x 8 meters which takes around .8 kw to run

and I know less than peter
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« Reply #4 on: October 02, 2013, 12,29:10 PM »

After some advice on Fluro tubes for my new shed.

Anyone tried the led ones??
They seam to have just as high rating on some
6000k

Any thoughts?


Don't get confused with colour and lumens 6000k is the lamp
colour temperature not brightness you can get lamps in 3000
4000 5000 6000
 3000 being warm white 6500 being daylight
aim for around 5000 cool daylight as 6000 has a more blue in the spectrum
as for ballast verses electronic ballast have heat losses but can last 20 years
I would go for tri phosphor lamps in a cool day light as they tend to have a higher lumen output
if you are really keen send me your shed specs ie w x l x ceiling height I  can get a photo metric done for light level of 400 lux at 1 meter  which is the industry standard for general use it will give you type of light and lumen level
 
I have 8 x 2 x 36 in an area of say 10 x 8 meters which takes around .8 kw to run

and I know less than peter
You could do what I did and put 4 low bays in, cost a fortune to run, but great light,, till you look at them then u cant see feck all  Wink Grin
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« Reply #5 on: October 02, 2013, 07,09:57 PM »

I need lights for my shed ,I have 1 100watt coles globe in the middle of the shed .
It makes it very hard to work on the bikes after dark , as it casts a shadow over everything.
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Alwr
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« Reply #6 on: October 02, 2013, 09,34:06 PM »

Get two Seano  Grin
Do you need help with everything?
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« Reply #7 on: October 02, 2013, 09,49:57 PM »

I need lights for my shed ,I have 1 100watt coles globe in the middle of the shed .
It makes it very hard to work on the bikes after dark , as it casts a shadow over everything.

Does it cast a shadow when changing the oil filter ?  Grin
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« Reply #8 on: October 02, 2013, 09,51:06 PM »

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/fluorescent-Lights-X8-/321215386593?pt=AU_Lighting_Fans&hash=item4ac9edd3e1
get on to it
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David Smith
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« Reply #9 on: October 03, 2013, 12,19:21 AM »

I wanted help not to be confused more...  Undecided


my sheds 7m W x 12m L x 3.6m H at the peak

11 deg pitch

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Serge C
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« Reply #10 on: October 03, 2013, 12,37:16 AM »

I wanted help not to be confused more...  Undecided


Well, you've come to the right place!
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« Reply #11 on: October 03, 2013, 02,02:40 AM »

So tell us Serge - How many Poofs have you had in your shed?
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