Recent content by dkitt10

Hey Platonic Solid, I posted this a little while ago but would appreciate your insight on design http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=312573 Thank you very much!!

I use champion generators not electronic sensitive like inverter generators but price is right. Either way install a proper transfer switch

Thanks guys. I went and bought bulbs had them on sale 6500k name brand 8$ for 2 pack normal 12$ Just watching for fixtures

I have never seen that amount of damage to equipment in applications like this Either way what ever you decide to run if you go cat 5. Use a underground grease filled cable!

I'll be rewiring it anyways. Easy enough to fish wires where every I need!! I do want to keep switchs to minimum though i like idea of main switch bigger bay. Switch by bench for those two lights and switch for back storage Should I axe some fixtures or my amount good to go?

True but for the frequency of equipment change out vs higher cost fibre I would still run the cat 5 in this situation and if it were my house/shop I would run the cat5 100m is strictly attenuation. It has it's limits because copper 26 gauge was never designed to be running remotely close to...

Every telco has miles of copper cables out there. Potential difference from lightning strike would not be even the slightest conceren for me

i am planning on running these on one 15 amp breaker fixtures I am looking at have 0.7 Amp per fixture netting me 65% draw of 15 amp breaker about 10 amps easy to wire banks to switches but is there advantage to that in a small space...??? i am just not sure i would be in a position to not...

rule of thumb 90 meters for cat 5E good to go (this allows for little extra on ends from wall jacks to devices) alternatively I've done a lot of successful directional wireless antenna installs that will also provide yard wifi basically mount xmter on outside house rcvr on barn and can...

hey guys looking for some input...ran this by a friend and he says way overkill but he is also running 4 2 bulb t5 fixtures for a 30x40 haha my garage inside dimensions are 24' x 31' right now i have a wall running whole width where my stub walls are with lots storage in back with one...