Shop Lighting

[Garage Dog 65]

PS, always wire a florescent ballast so that when you turn off the lights - it removes power from the system. Most people wire the ballast hot all the time - switching the return to on/off the light - and then run hot drops off the circuit to plugs around the room. (so that with the lights off - the plugs are always hot) A short in this style circuit design can overheat the ballast without popping the breaker - and it will/may eventually catch fire - or set the ceiling insulation on fire.

[69 L88 Camaro]

6 eight foot HO's. They come with the cold weather ballast which I needed in Michigan. I have the center two on all the time and the outside ones with string pull switchs. On sale at the Depot.

[clill]

Both my shops have a bunch of 400 watt metal halides that I am changing out to T6? flourecents. The new lights come on instantly, don't put out heat and give out more light while using less electricty. Out west , Pacific gas and electric has a rebate going that cuts the cost of the new lights by about 30%.

[mark smith]

My garage is 30 by 30 with white walls and white ceiling.my lights are quick start flourescents.I have 6 of these lighting the main portion with 4 foot lights over the work bench area.works pretty good.

[awr68]

I have five 8' HO double tubes in my garage and love them! Got them a Home Depot. This garage is 700sf.

[race-rodz]

1 room is 30x40, it has 28 8' flouresents, flush mounted into the drywall, the "lil" room is 12x12 with 16 4' bulbs, (this is my "harley" paint room)


my new addition will be 40x50, and im not sure exactly what i am gonna do just yet...but im sure it will also be overkill. i like lotsa light.

[mazspeed]

T8's.
It's what I do.

[69 L88 Camaro]

Sorry, my fixtures are double bulb.