[TheForge] Small Shop etc flourescent lighting

[Grover Richardson]

Bingo. Then you got some good ones.  Mine were the inexpensive Home Depot
type, and even in the basement they are not happy<G>.


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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David E. Smucker
Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 5:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [TheForge] Small Shop etc flourescent lighting


Grover,

Not the T8's I bought -- they are rated for a zero degree F start, while it
hasn't been that cold in my shop yet I have had them start with no problems
at below 30 F.  Some are rated at -10 F I think.  Check the fine print
before you buy.  The old T12's I had in my shop in Knoxville were real
cranky at about 40 F.

Dave
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From: "Grover Richardson" <grover.richardson at gtri.gatech.edu>
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Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 4:54 PM
Subject: RE: [TheForge] Small Shop etc flourescent lighting


A note on flourescent lighting.  The ones with the solid state ballasts do
not like cold.  They will buzz and not come on if it's about 50.

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[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Michael H. Murphy
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I've never heard them called "northern lights", but I haven't really talked
to a lot of people about them.  They were putting them in as part of our
office remodeling, and I asked one of the electricians about them.  With
that info, I went to Home Depot, and asked what they had in that line.  I
wound up buying a bunch, and now have a well-lighted shop.

Only problem is that now I can see what's been hiding on those dark corners.
EECCHH!!

Murf

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> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Ralph Sproul
> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 12:07 PM
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> Subject: Re: [TheForge] Small Shop etc
>
> Hi Murf, Are those T8's also considered "Northern light" as a gal at a 
> photo studio refered to her fluorescents as?
>
> They were a much more comfortable light to view items in her gallery. 
> I was wondering what the technical name would be for them.
>
> Ralph
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael H. Murphy" <blacksmith at comcast.net>
> To: "'Sponsored by ABANA'" <theforge at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Thursday, August 12, 2004 7:00 AM
> Subject: RE: [TheForge] Small Shop etc
>
>
> > On the fluorescents, get T8 lights.  They come in several different
> types,
> > each with its own light characteristics.  I put them up in my shop
> recently,
> > and the difference from the T10's is significant.  I got the ones 
> > that
> are
> > supposed to put out a daylight spectrum, and I really like them.  Be
> sure
> to
> > get good reflectors for the mounts; that makes it even better.
> >
> >  Murf
> >
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> > > From: theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:theforge- 
> > > bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Mark Williams
> > > Sent: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 10:50 PM
> > > To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
> > > Subject: [TheForge] Small Shop etc
> > >
> > > I've just built the largest shop my property will allow. It is 18 
> > > by
> 24
> > > feet, all steel construction. It's basically a carport with sides 
> > > and ends. The walls are 8 foot and the peak is approximately 11 
> > > feet. The floor is dirt. I may get manmade sand (ground up 
> > > concrete). My
> previous
> > > shop was a 10 by 10 foot canopy. This is a vast improvement. I 
> > > will probably put in fluorescent lights with some halogen lights 
> > > over the
> drill
> > > press, grinder and belt sander. Any other suggestions will be read 
> > > carefully.
> > >
> > > Mark
> > > Snow Hill, Maryland
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