Anyone use total LED high wattage lights INSIDE shop?

[midwest farms]

There are a lot of great options for exterior floodlights that is well documented. Has anyone used these lights successfully inside?

I currently have been using (6) 4-bulb T5HO's with high polish reflectors in my 30 x 55 shop. These are set at 15'. The light is good but it's not "daylight". The walls are unfinished with the exposed back of the sheetmetal (polar white). I just ordered bright gloss white interior ceiling and wall liner panel. I know this will brighten it up quite a bit but don't know how much. I am finishing up my conduit (behind the metal) and wanted to get it right before everything is covered up.

Maybe a light similar to this (8-9k lumens)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wholesale-1...204?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2ecd16734c


I see a couple options:

1. Be happy with what I have........

2. Abandon the t5's and go strickly with LED's (probably 6 100w LED's). Not sure what the ligth quality would be like with only LED's.

3. Keep T5's and add 4 50w LED floodlights and mount on wall pointed at ceiling for reflected light.

Anyone have interior experience with LED's? Any and all experience is welcomed!

 

[JordonMusser]

I would add some T5s (and I am an LED Guy!). Those aimed up would add some light, and a lot of "design" points..

 

[pete379]

just went to LED 4 months ago. truck shop, 24 x 48, had halogen 300watt flood lights (3 ea. wall, evenly spaced ) 12 feet from floor. replaced with 50 watt LED. the ones I purchased are " cool white " more white than the "yellow" of the halogen. other than color, they light the shop just as well as the halogen did.

pete