[TheForge] Shop Lighting

[Jerry Smith]

I have been using the T8 type of fluorescent lighting
and have been happy with it. My shop is currently
heated by my forge and the T8 do work in the cold for
me, I live in Eastern Ohio and tonight it will get
down to 20 degree F. They will turn on in the morning,
when I start to do my work for the day.

Jerry



--- Grover Richardson
<grover.richardson at gtri.gatech.edu> wrote:

> 	Fluorescent lighting with a solid state ballast
> sucks.  Solid state
> ballasts in Georgia don't like cold temperatures. 
> By this I mean a simple
> unheated basement.  Won't come on.
> 
> 	Go to Home Depot.  Look at the replacement costs of
> the bulbs and
> the expected life times.  You can also get an idea
> of what the costs of the
> lamp holders are as well.  Make yourself a chart for
> both.  Also put in
> columns for color correct lamps.
> 	Project over 8 years.  I figure most anything of
> this type
> complexity in a bad environment has that life
> expectancy.  Based upon
> experience in a plating lab.  If you use
> fluorescents you will have to
> replace ballasts as well.
> 
> 	I would also mention to look for ballasts which use
> a common
> connection.  I have seen some oddball ballasts which
> you may have a hard
> time replacing in the future.
> 
> 	Reflectors over the top of the bulbs is good. 
> Keeps stuff from
> falling onto the top of the lamps and cutting
> efficiency.
> 
> 	You may consider only placing color correct
> lighting in one area of
> your shop, the finishing area.  The rest of the shop
> you only need to see
> what you are doing<G>.
> 
> 	I like to forge in the night.  But when I look at
> my work the next
> day, it isn't nearly as straight as it should be. 
> If you do go
> incandescent, you need more lower Wattage bulbs
> spaced out so you don't have
> many shadows.
> 
> 	Now, I wonder what other folks have to say<G>.
> 
> All the Best
> 
> 
> 
> >*>-----Original Message-----
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> >*>[mailto:theforge-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On
> Behalf Of Woolley
> >*>Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 12:50 PM
> >*>To: theforge at mailman.qth.net
> >*>Subject: [TheForge] Shop Lighting
> >*>
> >*>
> >*>Greetings,
> >*>
> >*>I'm choosing lighting for my shop.  It is a blank
> slate at 
> >*>this point.  The ceiling height is approx. 13
> feet.  The 
> >*>walls and ceiling are painted white. Does anyone
> know any 
> >*>reference for selecting  various forms of light
> fixtures.  
> >*>I'm fishing for ideas before I talk to anyone in
> the 
> >*>position to sell me something.  The quality of
> light (how 
> >*>accurately it renders colors etc.) and price to
> buy and run 
> >*>are my concerns. Any help appreciated.
> >*>
> >*>Regards,
> >*>Bill Woolley
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