About to buy lights from Amazon

[JackOfDiamonds]

I'm thinking about buying this 10 pack of lights from Amazon. For $18 each I figure they can't be too bad. Maybe I will install 8 and save 2 for spares.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0748YTDMK/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Before I give Amazon even more of my money than they already get, should I look elsewhere for similar lights that might be better? I actually would prefer 4000K or even 2700K to match with the house, but those don't seem common.

 

[Bert_]

Those are low quality lights. Might be good enough for some task lighting, not something you should light a building with.

4000* is fine 2700* is not.

 

[JackOfDiamonds]

They are supposed to be 4000 lumens each. Maybe the number is fudged but I can't see how light itself can be "low quality". The only thing I'm worried about is they might flicker or give off RF interference, but fluorescent can do those things too. CRI could be bad, but fluorescent CRI isn't usually very good...

Is there any point in going with T8's nowadays? I'm not dead-set against T8's, I'm just assuming it makes sense to do LED instead.

 

[Git]

I am certainly not a lighting expert, but looking through the reviews, (if you can trust Amazon reviews any more) it seems a lot of people are happy with those lights

And the best part is "Free Returns". You may have to drop them off at the UPS store or another location, but what do you have to lose. Order them, check them out when they arrive, if you don't like them - return

 

[06 DIESEL]

I just ordered a set of these, came out to under $10/light with the coupon. I have not yet received them so I can not comment on them as far as quality goes yet.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07LGTJQ2S/?tag=atomicindus08-20

This one also has a good coupon.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TM97LWY/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[Bretny]

I have the cheapest amazon lights known to man. Even cheaper than these. 3yrs later and they all still work fine.

 

[Bert_]

They are supposed to be 4000 lumens each. Maybe the number is fudged but I can't see how light itself can be "low quality". The only thing I'm worried about is they might flicker or give off RF interference, but fluorescent can do those things too. CRI could be bad, but fluorescent CRI isn't usually very good...

Is there any point in going with T8's nowadays? I'm not dead-set against T8's, I'm just assuming it makes sense to do LED instead.

Uneven distribution, glare, short life.

Look at the best fixture sticky. It's full of good lights that are budget friendly.

 

[JackOfDiamonds]

I just ordered a set of these, came out to under $10/light with the coupon. I have not yet received them so I can not comment on them as far as quality goes yet.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07LGTJQ2S/?tag=atomicindus08-20

This one also has a good coupon.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07TM97LWY/?tag=atomicindus08-20

I actually liked the looks of these ones better in terms of their light distribution--hard to tell of course. But my garage has a low ceiling, and I hate hate hate shadows. So, for me that means I need to put up a large number of fixtures. The number of fixtures is probably more important than the brightness of the fixtures; actually having less-bright fixtures and putting up more of them is probably better than putting up a few brighter fixtures. And because the ceiling is low I want the widest light distribution possible. Many of these 4-foot light fixtures have reflectors to direct the light downward. I don't think I want that for my low ceiling. I want the light to go everywhere. I also have my ceiling painted white, so the ceiling is like a giant reflector. I like how these ones don't have any reflectors. The downside is they don't have pull-chains either so it's all-or-nothing once they are all up.

 

[scooterbum46]

I know it's unusual, but I still listen to FM radio in the shop and barn. Well, I used to, but since starting to replace my fluorescent 4 footers with LED 4 footers, the noise level has eliminated my favorite FM station. I'd be curious how these lights slip through the FCC's regs on RFI. If you do listen to the radio, let us know how they perform as far as radio interference...

 

[63spyder]

I have two different buildings with two different brand of four foot leds, both buildings I can't play the fm stations. I tried running a temporary antenna outside to see if it made a difference, nope.. I'm going to run one up a tree further away to see if I can get a clear signal

 

[Rinspeed]

I have the same Sunco lights in my shop and they work great. Very happy with the quality and light output so I would certainly recommend them.

 

[jeepxj]

you got a costco membership?

 

[rollinon2]

Ends today, $15 free shipping

https://www.samsclub.com/p/honeywell-5000-linkable-led-shop-light/prod24750364?xid=plp_product_1_1

 

[DamonM]

I bought a ten pack of Sunco lights from Amazon, 4000lm, 5000k. I've had them in my shop for four years and couldn't any happier. Bright, even lighting, no issues in cold weather, no noise on my fm radio. I'm currently building a larger shop and will get a few more without hesitation.

 

[Vicious_Cycle]

I know it's unusual, but I still listen to FM radio in the shop and barn. Well, I used to, but since starting to replace my fluorescent 4 footers with LED 4 footers, the noise level has eliminated my favorite FM station. I'd be curious how these lights slip through the FCC's regs on RFI. If you do listen to the radio, let us know how they perform as far as radio interference...

I made that mistake when I bought my fluorescents back in 2006. Faced with a choice of those deemed "residential" versus those deemed "industrial" quality, naturally I went with the good stuff (I thought), industrial. Got all 160' of light installed (4 rows of 40'), turned them on, and that was the end of my FM listening in the shop!

The lighting retailer I purchased from told me I should have gone with "residential" lights if I wanted to hear my radio, so as ballasts die out, I replace them with residential ballasts. No idea if it will help. I've only replaced 3 or 4 so far, and I can't see a difference.

 

[dubdoc]

I made that mistake when I bought my fluorescents back in 2006. Faced with a choice of those deemed "residential" versus those deemed "industrial" quality, naturally I went with the good stuff (I thought), industrial. Got all 160' of light installed (4 rows of 40'), turned them on, and that was the end of my FM listening in the shop!

The lighting retailer I purchased from told me I should have gone with "residential" lights if I wanted to hear my radio, so as ballasts die out, I replace them with residential ballasts. No idea if it will help. I've only replaced 3 or 4 so far, and I can't see a difference.

Don't waste your time. My shop has the residential lights and I sold my radio. I miss the music.

 

[Rinspeed]

Ends today, $15 free shipping

https://www.samsclub.com/p/honeywell-5000-linkable-led-shop-light/prod24750364?xid=plp_product_1_1

Thanks for posting, that's a pretty good deal, I ordered a couple of them just to check out and I need one for over my reloading bench.

 

[rollinon2]

Thanks for posting, that's a pretty good deal, I ordered a couple of them just to check out and I need one for over my reloading bench.

You're welcome, I have 10 of them covering about 750 sf, at about 7' high mounting they seem to nicely light about a 6x12' area, so about 72-75 sf each. On this sale I ordered another 10, 8 will go to cover another 500 sf, 4 sets of 2 linked together with 2 left over for spare.