Does anyone use these Older style High Bay lights any longer??

[bowtiguy]

In searching for items to use in my next garage ( and running out of space in my current 3 car to store them all) I came across these lights for sale.

I can't seam to find much info on them but I have a felling they were replaced with LED versions in an industrial setting.

Ive got (2) questions for you guys.

1) are they worth running in my planned residential garage? 40X60 storage 30X40 work bay?

2) If I can pick them up in the low three figures, do they have resale value in an LED era of lighting?

thanks!


Some info on the first lights pictured in the first two photos...

39 Units are Make: US Energy Technologies; Model: R1-1201277V - 250W - AL22-JKL-JKB
11 Units are Make: US Lighting Tech; Model: R1-120/277V-250W-5K-PC22-001


And the second two photos are the lights with a reflective inner/outer...

This unit is Make: Miller; Model: FHB2001DML. The units measure 20" in Diameter.
These units are rated for 120-277V Input Voltage, 200W +/- 10%; THD: < 10%; Max Tilt angle: +/- 20 Degrees.

 

[cybrdyke]

Landfills are full of these types of fixtures due to LED replacements being so efficient and economical. No one would install these fixtures in a new construction type scenario.
The ones with the clear reflectors have a very small niche market, but only for their "industrial age" look. They would be cleaned, re-wired to some LED source and re-installed. The metal reflectored fixtures are induction lighting. Another dead technology.
Induction was fairly efficient and long lasting, but filled with techno-issues.
If you like the look of these luminaires, you could possibly retrofit them to newer light sources, but I wouldn't use them as they are now.
Good luck
CD

 

[bowtiguy]

Thanks for the Reply Cybrdyke! I had a feeling that's the way these lights are treated these days. I really DO like the Luminaire "look" and would like to use something like them in my future build.

I've seen several smaller one repurposed locally, just not sure I want to store/clean/retrofit 50 of them.

I used to work in an automotive factory and Ive already bought some LISTA cabinets that remind of good old BAP (Belvidere Assembly Plant). I'll keep looking for something like this I guess...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Cooper-High...744890?hash=item236b38e03a:g:1C8AAOSwbYZXWNAO

 

[jives]

Companies still make and sell such high/low bays with mercury vapor and metal halide. Certainly LED has them beat on longevity, power consumption, start up time, and other features, but in lumens per dollar you can't beat an old MH fixture. I've got three 175W MH low bays hanging from the center of my 22' high ceiling in my 32 x 42 garage, and they light it sufficiently to get work done. Total cost for the lights was $55.00. I do consider them temporary, but they look cool and do the job.

 

[Radix2]

the other thing that style of fixture can do well is provide uplighting ( with the clear style reflectors). Good light on the ceiling really improves the ambiance and evenness of light. Some have 30% uplight and are used often in retail to give a nice bright top and low shadows.

Something missing from the popular panel LED styles. Even the fluorescent panels had windowing to get some light up.

 

[matt_i]

Those are hateful things.

The warmup time to arc strike is ~5+ minutes. Bad opportunity to break your teeth trying to find something in a hurry. Flip the lights off for 0.5 seconds and its 5 more minutes before you'll have light again.

They can get noisy, flickery, and the orange light is terrible.

They are normally installed where ceilings are 30+ feet up, I think it would be miserable in a 10-15ft sidewall shop.

 

[Jess]

I have 6 of them hung from a 16' ceiling in 1200 sq ft of shop. Bright but can be switched individually to give me whatever lighting I need. I got them for free, added plugs to the cords on them and they produce very good bright light. They produce white light, not orange which would be High Pressure Sodium. I paid $50 for all mine and when the price of LEDs comes down to a reasonable level, I'll swap them out. They do use a bit of power but heat up the shop on cool days. I'm happy with the cost compromise compared to new high bay types.

 

[6PTsocket]

Is your ceiling high enough for each one to provide proper coverage?

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[Norcal]

If they are cheap enough & not going to get heavy use the acrylic reflector fixtures would be fine but MH is going away / obsolete just like Mercury Vapor is already, as prices drop then more efficient fixtures can replace them. If they will on daily for long periods then they are better off staying where they are.

 

[Cougar]

IMO The price should be free for the hauling.

 

[MeanGreenZ71]

We just replaced a number of the 400W (I think) metal hallide high bay lights with LED replacements. We are set to save a huge amount on electricity alone much less on the replacement bulbs/etc.

 

[bowtiguy]

Thanks for all the Feed Back guys. I figured it was obsolete technology when I tried to "GTS" and couldn't find much info on them. I may use a few of the luminaire style fixtures here and there for decoration. Other than that, LED fixtures will be complimenting my 2X6 closed cell insulation and proper boiler run Radiant floors. M


After living in our current track home ( D.R. Horton quality) for 12 years, my goal is to build the garage/house w/ the best materials I can afford to keep maintenance costs to a minimum now & in the future.