Shop lights

[DJ54]

I got 10 of these from Rural King Keystone 4' LED Shop Light - 5 Lumens (SLST75) by The Keystone Group for $19.99 in Barn Burners : Rural King , and finally got them wired in a week or so ago. Instant on, even when temps are in the 30's, and very bright. I have light panels at the top of the walls, and even on a bright sunny day, it really lightens it up in there. They are very light, and easy to handle. The only thing I don't like, is that they are not direct mount. The one piece extruded like frame/shell is hollow for wires to run through. You cannot take apart like fluorescent lights, to fasten with screws from the inside.

I need 4 more, and are out of stock at the moment online, but they are supposed to send an email when back in stock. So far, I'm well satisfied with them. Time will tell.

 

[ultrarunner]

My only reservation so far is the new LED fixtures are throwaway should the day come when it no longer works.

This is why I opted for the LED replacement bulbs wherever I could for existing fixtures... some installed in 1960.

 

[downsizingnow48]

Costco shop lights rated for 50000 hours cost 25 bucks. If they last half that glad to throw it away and get another! Bright instant quiet light even freezing temps. So glad I changed from the fluorescents.

 

[RNeumann]

If you dont have the ceiling height for "high bay" lights, I have these: LE 5W Super Bright Outdoor LED Flood Lights, 15W HPS Bulb Equivalent, Waterproof, 375lm, Daylight White, 6K, Security Lights, Floodlight - - Amazon.com $22 each (I bought at $30 each), I have them on a (approximately) 8'x12' grid ~12' off of the floor and they make things very bright in the barn.
I will go snag a couple of pictures and post them up.

Aaron Z

Thanks for that. I have a high drywalled ceiling and anything that doesn't hang from a single point will require me renting a lift. So the ones you used would work fine.

 

[ultrarunner]

Costco shop lights rated for 50000 hours cost 25 bucks. If they last half that glad to throw it away and get another! Bright instant quiet light even freezing temps. So glad I changed from the fluorescents.

I bought 26 of them and have been pleased although I do like reflectors for exposed applications... also bought 60 of their LED replacement 4' bulbs and like them even better.

The shop lights are in heavy metal fixtures with real porcelain white finish and wide reflectors and all in EMT... it was a no brainer to swap out the bulbs and I found that 2 new LED bulbs did the job of 3 T12 bulbs...

I'm like a kid... I still turn on the lights to just marvel at them as I had been going into the same shop space since I was 9 years old...

 

[downsizingnow48]

Well that is true. If I had really nice fixtures like that I would have thought about saving them too.

 

[dragoneggs]

Costco shop lights rated for 50000 hours cost 25 bucks. If they last half that glad to throw it away and get another! Bright instant quiet light even freezing temps. So glad I changed from the fluorescents.

And now they are $20... fixture and two bulbs. Definitely brightened up my garage/shop. Love them. They blow away fluorescent tubes. Gonna grow my garage another 'bay' and already have two more in a box and waiting for Costco to restock so I can get a couple more.

 

[newbury]

Costco shop lights rated for 50000 hours cost 25 bucks. If they last half that glad to throw it away and get another! Bright instant quiet light even freezing temps. So glad I changed from the fluorescents.

And now they are $20... fixture and two bulbs. Definitely brightened up my garage/shop. Love them. They blow away fluorescent tubes. Gonna grow my garage another 'bay' and already have two more in a box and waiting for Costco to restock so I can get a couple more.

And another advantage of several brands of these 4' LED lights is that they are "linkable". I can run 6 in a small area off from one plug.

 

[newbury]

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The shop lights are in heavy metal fixtures with real porcelain white finish and wide reflectors and all in EMT... it was a no brainer to swap out the bulbs and I found that 2 new LED bulbs did the job of 3 T12 bulbs...
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Was this based on "eyeballing" or measurement? And were they new T12's? Just wondering.

 

[bcp]

And now they are $20... fixture and two bulbs.

Not below $29.xx here as of last week.