Recent content by Jim Dawson

Apparently they didn't go over too well as they are now on sale for $17.99. They were $24.95 when I bought them and they were the only 48" LED lights they offered. I would stay away from them. Menards now has a bigger selection...

They are certainly better for my purpose. If these last 4 years I'll be happy.

I replaced the cheap Menard's lights with these from Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0797RT5JJ/?tag=atomicindus08-20 I don't know how long they will last but at least they have a published L70 life of 50,000 hours with a 5 year warranty. They are easily flush mounted to the ceiling...

Thank you.

I haven't found lights that give the L70 rating.

But do I need two ground wires or can both circuits share the #10 wire?

The new ones are the same and purchased at the same time just not installed until now. I've been told several times that LEDs do dim with time, especially cheap ones. Here is one source: https://www.digikey.com/en/articles/techzone/2012/feb/understanding-the-cause-of-fading-in-high-brightness-leds

Thanks Matt, sounds like a good plan.

I'm soon going to have to replace my 9 cheap Menard's 4" LED fixtures. They are 2 years old and are getting so dim that I turn on the overheard garage door opener light to brighten things up. I don't know what to get to avoid this in the future as I'd like to get more than 3 years out of them.

I'm adding a 240v 30a outlet and multiple 120v 20a outlets in the garage. I'm going to surface mount EMT. What is the minimum number of wires I need and do I need to pull a separate bare ground wire or can I use the conduit as ground? If yes on the ground wire, can everything share the same...

Can someone suggest quality lights for the shop?

Two years ago I installed 9 LED fixtures I bought from Menards. They appeared to be a great choice with their 5 year warranty and low price.. Now, two years later they are considerably dimmer than when new. I thought it was my imagination until I installed two more over work benches. The new...

It was -8 yesterday morning and 72 in the 24x24 detached shop. Mitsubishi mini-split.

Thanks, Jim

I'm adding a 240V 20A outlet and two 120V 20A outlets. I know the 240V needs 2 hots and a ground and the 120's need a hot, neutral, and ground. I have a 2 pole 20A breaker and two single pole 20A breakers available. The wiring will be in 3/4" conduit. Do I need to run separate ground conductors...