Joel_BC
Super Self-Sufficient
Anybody switched from standard incandescent-bulb lighting to LEDs for shop lighting?
I realize a lot of people have used fluorescent tubes for shop lighting for a long time, but I never liked that. I've got two 100w incandescents in a fixture over a workbench and then individual directed-light lamps on the workbenches themselves. I find myself replacing a bulb every couple months (which case is said to be very different if you've got LED) - plus I know the setup I use now draws much more electricity than it needs to.
I'm interested in screw-base LEDs that would work in the current fixtures and be similar or better in the amount of light output (plus, ideally, would not have a garish coloration to the light).
If you have experience with this for a shop situation, I'd like to hear about it. And how much did you pay per bulb?
And if you can remember bulb brand names, that would be good to know - but don't be shy about posting if you can't remember that. (If you're in Canada, where did you buy your bulbs?)
I realize a lot of people have used fluorescent tubes for shop lighting for a long time, but I never liked that. I've got two 100w incandescents in a fixture over a workbench and then individual directed-light lamps on the workbenches themselves. I find myself replacing a bulb every couple months (which case is said to be very different if you've got LED) - plus I know the setup I use now draws much more electricity than it needs to.
I'm interested in screw-base LEDs that would work in the current fixtures and be similar or better in the amount of light output (plus, ideally, would not have a garish coloration to the light).
If you have experience with this for a shop situation, I'd like to hear about it. And how much did you pay per bulb?
And if you can remember bulb brand names, that would be good to know - but don't be shy about posting if you can't remember that. (If you're in Canada, where did you buy your bulbs?)