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disk_drive_eng
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What Type Lights for Big Workshop/Garage?
      02/25/04 10:53 PM
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I'm building a large metal 60 x 30 ft. workshop/garage that wil be about 14 ft. at the ceiling. What lights should I plan on installing? I think incandescent will require too many fixtures and too much power, but mercury vapor has a long warm up time, and flourescent doesn't work well at low temps. The building will be occupied only occasionally, during weekends and evenings, so leaving the lights on for a long time is not an option.

Any advice on what would be the best way to approach this?

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zuiko
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Re: What Type Lights for Big Workshop/Garage? new [re: disk_drive_eng]
      02/26/04 11:11 AM
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I got some 8' cold weather fixtures from HD and they work below zero just fine. They have a high output ballast and I believe you need to use HO bulbs as well.

Otherwise if you just want something for an hour or two at a time you could use halogen, they work well in the cold, turn on instantly and throw off tons of light. They also get hot and require lots of power though so you probably wouldn't want to use them all the time.

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GaryM
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Re: What Type Lights for Big Workshop/Garage? new [re: disk_drive_eng]
      02/27/04 11:11 PM
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As mentioned by zuiko there are florescents on the market that will operate at low temperatures. Lowe's sells some shop light styles for about $18 or so. They use two 4ft. tubes and are supposed to work down below 0 degrees.

Might be the same as what HD carries.

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