Shop Lights

[Paul Precht]

Originally Posted by Painter

A lot depends on how high your ceiling and how much electricity you have. With high ceilings you can go with the quartz lites you see in warehouses and gyms. Some of them also have a wider area they light. They also will work on multiple voltage. The higher the voltage you hook the lights up to the lower your monthly cost. For the fluorescent light definitely get the T5 or T8. I like the 8 foot fixtures that take 4-4 foot bulbs. I have been told they are going to quit making 8 foot lamps. Skylights also help and provide the best kind of light- free.

Some Metal Halide lights have 120V-480V multi tap transformers, I sell them in my store, they draw the same wattage regardless of which voltage you run them on.

[voltdr]

To clarify. The H.I.D. lights put out the same wattage but require more amperage to operate the lower the operating voltage. Amperage is what spins the meter....
Dan

[Paul Precht]

Originally Posted by voltdr

To clarify. The H.I.D. lights put out the same wattage but require more amperage to operate the lower the operating voltage. Amperage is what spins the meter....
Dan

Amperage times voltage =====Wattage Wattage is what spins the meter not amperage, which is why your electric bill is read in KW not KA. 120V x 10A = 1200W 240V x 5A= 1200W 480V x 2.5A=1200W.

[Mike Pearson]

That is Ohms law. Watts/volts =amps

[HandOverFist]

I thought Ohms is what you did when you crossed your legs and closed your eyes.

[Signman]

For High Output cold weather lamps and ballasts make friends with your local sign shop that specializes in illuminated signs. If they have a good relationship with their sign materials supplier the cost is much less than electrical supply house.
There are also LED lighting systems used in signs that put out more white light than you can imagine, if you like to build your own stuff.

[Mark Yacavone]

Originally Posted by Signman

For High Output cold weather lamps and ballasts make friends with your local sign shop that specializes in illuminated signs. If they have a good relationship with their sign materials supplier the cost is much less than electrical supply house.
There are also LED lighting systems used in signs that put out more white light than you can imagine, if you like to build your own stuff.

Times 2 on that.

They may even have some fixtures that are practically scrap to them.

Look for the HO T12 rectangular pin lamps, at a minimum.