Recent content by kb67

Here is my final cad layout after I finished installing all the lights. I used this to set the spacing recommended by the software. The basic lighting layout software helped get my grid for however many lumens I asked for. Something to consider if you have trusses is moving your lights back from...

Here is a no lights sunny day doors up picture

I got lights from James Electric all but 8 lights were 2x2 110W and I used 225W 4x2 for the other 8 lights. the 110W were about 2.3 amps a piece I believe and the 225W were around 3 amps. I checked the dimmer out by shorting out the 2 wires marked for the dimmer. The 2x2 lights went out...

I check all my lights before I installed them and pulled a amp check to make sure they all were in the advertised range. The company that makes them should have a spec sheet listing stuff like weight and amp draw.

I wanted to possibly put a lift in later on so I had to think about how close the light might be to the roof of something I'm working on. The LEDs I have get a little warm but nothing I'd worry to much about. I placed my lights to the side of the lift position to help throw light under and...

I'll post a few things I ran into along the way trying to get my lighting figured out. The lumens chart is pretty easy to find on google image. I had a hard time deciding how much was enough light. I went more than I thought I needed and went dimmable LED.

Hi, My shop is 60x80x16 with 3 12x12 doors I used the software the folks here on the forums recommended to get a idea about placement. To me the question comes down to how much light do you want and where do you want it focused. You know what what you want to do in your shop so you can look...