Re: Garage lighting

[Josh <josh@domain.elided>]

> I am about to purchase some light fixtures for the new garage and was
> wondering what other options I might have.
I like to see what I'm doing in my garage. I have a double 
40w flouro in the middle of the roof, and a single 40w over 
my workbench. At the far end I have a 250w halogen 
floodlight pointing 30 - 45deg from horizontal (I adjust it 
depending on which end I'm working at) and a 150w metal 
halide that either hangs above my workbench, or at either 
end of the garage. The metal halide provides a 
brilliant-white light similar to sunlight. It makes welding 
easier as it illuminates the area just enough to see through 
a welding mask.
If I was fitting out a garage with lights, I'd seriously 
look into them. The main drawback is their warmup time, 
takes about a minute to get to full brightness.
Another advantage is that plants love their light spectrum, 
keeps my orchids happy :)


Josh
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