OK, I know we beat this horse to death, and I thought I understood it, but
I guess i didn't.
Here is the situation, I need to add lighting for the shop. I'm replacing
two- 4' fluorescent fixtures. The ceiling is at 14' and the area I want
to light in front of where I work on cars. So I figured I would add four-
4' fluorescent light fixtures in a "U" shape around the area. (Think of a
parked car... One light on each side of the front 1/4 panels and two
perpendicular to the front of the car so the lights are wrapped around the
front end.)
I wanted the brightest fluorescent lights I could find. I hung 32watt,
dual bulb T8 fixtures with 6500 Lumens about 1' down from the ceiling (so
about 13' off the ground, I need it them this high for clearance issues.)
Anyway, I turned them on and I was quite disappointed. So disappointed
that I hooked up my old 4' fluorescent fixtures with unknown T12 bulbs and
wattage. The different was huge! The new lights were nothing compared to
the old ones.
My question is...
I want the brightest fluorescent fixtures I can get. I don't care if they
are 4' or 8'. What fixture (wattage and "T" value) do I get and what
bulbs do I put in them.
These lights are on for most of the time I'm in my shop, so I don't want
anything that sucks electricity, but I will if I have to.
Thanks again!
Eric P
"Be as beneficent as the sun or the sea, but if your rights as a rational
being are trenched on, die on the first inch of your territory." Ralph
Waldo Emerson
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