[AT] Led SHOP LIGHTS

[Henry Miller]

But don't overlook that even the worst LEDs turn on when it is bitter cold, while florescents have trouble. That alone makes LEDs worth it in many cases. 

On February 6, 2015 11:03:54 AM CST, Stephen Offiler <soffiler at gmail.com> wrote:
>Looking at my Philips Lighting catalog.  The 8' lamps run a fairly wide
>range of different lumen outputs, depending on various factors like
>color
>temperature, color rendering index, rated life, etc.  But to boil it
>down
>to a reasonable number I'd call it about 4000 lumens.  But, of course,
>these are brand-new modern lamps with relatively high efficiencies. 
>Yours
>could have been say perhaps 3500 lm when new and they drop output as
>they
>age; you could be down down in the 2000-2500lm ballpark on your 30-year
>old
>8-footers.
>
>On the other hand, LED manufacturers can sometimes be mighty optimistic
>with their ratings.  If it's a reputable manufacturer of a premium
>product,
>I'd buy the 3700; but if they are more budget-minded designs, it's more
>of
>a marketing and sales game so the numbers get massaged.  In this case
>I'd
>throw a wild estimate of about 3000lm.  Costco... well, I'm making some
>assumptions here, but I'd go with 3000.
>
>Bottom line is that one of these LED modules will as a best-guess throw
>more lumens (~3000) than one of your existing 8' fluorescents
>(~2000-2500).
>
>SO
>
>
>On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 9:29 PM, <jtchall at nc.rr.com> wrote:
>
>> Costco has some 2 bulb 4' LED shop lights that produce 3700 Lumens on
>sale
>> for $32. I've got some 8' fluorescent lights in the shop that have
>> basically died, probably bad ballasts--they were used when they were
>> installed over 30 years ago. Will one of the 3700 Lumen units produce
>more
>> light than 8' Fluorescent bulbs--I think the ones we have have 2
>pins.
>>
>> Thoughts, opinions? One way or another, I've GOT to get some new shop
>> lights.
>>
>> John Hall
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