8000K sky white bulbs?

[minerfarmer]

Would these be too bright? My shop is 36X20. I will have 4 rows of 4 ft bulbs parallel with the 36 ft length. Five 2 bulb lights in each row. Two rows 4 ft. off center of room on one switch and a row 2 ft off each wall over workbenches and on separate switches. Ceiling will be white metal. Walls are white upper 8 ft and gray 4 ft on bottom. I want lots of light! Menards has sylvania 8000K sky white lights on sale this week for 39.99 per case of 12. That is 30.00 dollars off regular price. I need help choosing bulbs. Too many choices for me.

 

[btlegacy]

I think that may be a little too blue. I have been researching the same for the past weeks and in my opinion 5000K is the best balance

 

[bczygan]

Where is a link to that?

I see a pack of 30 6500K for $80:

http://www.menards.com/main/electrical/lighting-fans/bulbs/fluorescent/sylvania-32-watt-t8-fluorescent-bulb-30-pack/p-1868739.htm

 

[NUTTSGT]

I've been using these bulbs from Menard's.

http://www.menards.com/main/electri...fluorescent-bulb-12-pack/p-2182134-c-7478.htm

They are plenty bright for me. I have a similar paint scheme that you have and a white ceiling. I'm using strip lights which allow the entire ceiling be the reflector.

I want (and have ) plenty of light. I believe some guys go completely overboard worrying about lighting colors and temps. Unless you are doing something specific, that needs that type of lighting, I'd buy something normally available.

 

[RAYJAY]

if your doing any kinda of color work 65k are the way to go, that is all i use in my 8 footers

 

[minerfarmer]

Where is a link to that?

I see a pack of 30 6500K for $80:

http://www.menards.com/main/electrical/lighting-fans/bulbs/fluorescent/sylvania-32-watt-t8-fluorescent-bulb-30-pack/p-1868739.htm

Sorry I can't figure out how to post a link. The 8000k bulbs are listed in the weekly add for storage solutions. Pack of 12 for 39.99.

 

[Charles (in GA)]

Even 6500k has a blue hue to them. I stupidly put some in my kitchen fixtures and ended up removing them after a year and installing cool white 4100K bulbs.

Charles

 

[minerfarmer]

I think I will look for some in the 5000K range. Thanks for the info.

 

[Joe Reed]

My garage is lit by 13 6500K CFLs (100w equivalent) - 6 surface mount fixtures with 2 bulbs each, plus one in a ceiling fan (not counting the 2 4' strips over the workbench. I really like the amount of light and the color of the light - especially since my garage has no windows.

 

[starquestMM]

I use the 8000k skywhites in my garage an like them a lot.

The CRI is very high which means they are closer to full spectrum sunlight than a lot of other bulbs (Even bulbs at 6500K with a low CRI). I don't really notice any blue tinting. A bulb with 8000k and a low CRI it might look really blue, these don't.

The lumen output is a little lower than most other bulbs... thats typical with high CRI florescent.

Good price! I hope they aren't end of lifing the product

 

[Highbeam]

Don't make the mistake of thinking that light color is the same as lumens or brightness. The color won't make a light "too bright".

 

[big.jim]

Don't make the mistake of thinking that light color is the same as lumens or brightness. The color won't make a light "too bright".

as above the k reference is colour rendering not lumens/brightness