when you go to buy overhead florescent lamp fixtures the newer style uses the newer smaller diam. bulbs that use less electricity and provide more light, I bought 21 quad fixtures to start then added a bunch more lighting as it requires near daylight levels to see clearly in the shop,after talking with several electricians I made several choices based on needed lighting and component cost.
keep in mind a shop with the walls and ceiling painted white or at least a light reflective color and having a reflective ceiling will have more effective use of the lighting
it also helps to have both overhead florescent and some motion sensor flood lamps mounted lower on the walls for several sorces and directions for light sources
shop lighting is critical to being able to work on engines and cars, Ive got several portable flood lamp fixtures, that come in handy, Ive got several drop lights for use under the car,
http://chamberspowerproduct.rtrk.com/?s ... kw=6192378
I added lighting since this picture was taken early in the construction process.
viewtopic.php?f=50&t=705
there's no place on the floor of my shop that's more than 6 feet from the edge of a quad light in the ceiling
the shops 36 ft deep and 75 feet long there's 21, 4ft long and 2 ft wide lamps mounted to the rafters evenly spaced in 3 rows of 7 fixtures plus there's 8 motion sensor flood lamps with dual 100 watt flood lamps that turn on if they sence motion near them , the overhead fixtures are switched in groups so only areas in use need to be lit.
KEEP IN MIND YOU DON,T WANT ANYTHING INSTALLED THAT GET HOT ENOUGH TO START FIRES IF LEFT ON OR IN CONTACT WITH FLAMMABLE COMPONENTS or ANYTHING THAT'S EASILY BROKEN in a SHOP, portable lighting MUST be connected to GFI circuits for safety
Ive got 21 4 bulb HIGH INTENSITY fixtures mounted at 16 feet and evenly spaced an 8 dual 100 watt motion sensor activated flood lamps mounted along the walls at 12 feet, its plenty of light under most conditions (the flood lights and motion sensors insure that any area I work in is well lit, from the sides as well as from above)
old picture, less than 1/2 the lights show here
keep in mind the type of floor, ceiling and wall paint and its color and reflective index goes a long way to making the shop appear dark of brightly lit, a white ceiling, light gray or green floor and walls will look far brighter than a much darker color would
btw read this thread as its closely related
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=297
if your worried about using to much electricity by accidentally leaving the lights on over night
there ARE motion sensors switches that can be installed to turn off and on a few lights for normal use, so you don,t need to even touch a thing when you just walk thru the shop, and timer switches that can be set to turn off lights after turning a dial to almost any setting up to about 4-6 hours depending on the model selected
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/infrar ... alog/N-8g0
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/LEVITO ... Pid=search
keep in mind a shop with the walls and ceiling painted white or at least a light reflective color and having a reflective ceiling will have more effective use of the lighting
it also helps to have both overhead florescent and some motion sensor flood lamps mounted lower on the walls for several sorces and directions for light sources
shop lighting is critical to being able to work on engines and cars, Ive got several portable flood lamp fixtures, that come in handy, Ive got several drop lights for use under the car,
http://chamberspowerproduct.rtrk.com/?s ... kw=6192378
I added lighting since this picture was taken early in the construction process.
viewtopic.php?f=50&t=705
there's no place on the floor of my shop that's more than 6 feet from the edge of a quad light in the ceiling
the shops 36 ft deep and 75 feet long there's 21, 4ft long and 2 ft wide lamps mounted to the rafters evenly spaced in 3 rows of 7 fixtures plus there's 8 motion sensor flood lamps with dual 100 watt flood lamps that turn on if they sence motion near them , the overhead fixtures are switched in groups so only areas in use need to be lit.
KEEP IN MIND YOU DON,T WANT ANYTHING INSTALLED THAT GET HOT ENOUGH TO START FIRES IF LEFT ON OR IN CONTACT WITH FLAMMABLE COMPONENTS or ANYTHING THAT'S EASILY BROKEN in a SHOP, portable lighting MUST be connected to GFI circuits for safety
Ive got 21 4 bulb HIGH INTENSITY fixtures mounted at 16 feet and evenly spaced an 8 dual 100 watt motion sensor activated flood lamps mounted along the walls at 12 feet, its plenty of light under most conditions (the flood lights and motion sensors insure that any area I work in is well lit, from the sides as well as from above)
old picture, less than 1/2 the lights show here
keep in mind the type of floor, ceiling and wall paint and its color and reflective index goes a long way to making the shop appear dark of brightly lit, a white ceiling, light gray or green floor and walls will look far brighter than a much darker color would
btw read this thread as its closely related
viewtopic.php?f=27&t=297
if your worried about using to much electricity by accidentally leaving the lights on over night
there ARE motion sensors switches that can be installed to turn off and on a few lights for normal use, so you don,t need to even touch a thing when you just walk thru the shop, and timer switches that can be set to turn off lights after turning a dial to almost any setting up to about 4-6 hours depending on the model selected
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/infrar ... alog/N-8g0
http://www.grainger.com/Grainger/LEVITO ... Pid=search
