jives
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Hi all:
I am wondering the lighting effectiveness of installing fixtures that have different lumen outputs. Here is the situation. My 32 x 42 garage has a vaulted ceiling, about 20' at the ridge peak and 14' sidewalls. If three rows of lights were installed, the outside rows would be at about 16' high, and the center row hanging at about 19'. The center row is on one switch, the outside rows on another switch. Let's say I install in the center row three 20,000 lumen output linear high bays, and the outside rows install three 12,000 lumen output linear fixtures, would that cast weird light? This may be more complicated is I install three fixtures in the center row, and 4 fixtures on the outside rows. The 4 fixtures may better enable basketball shooting.
The goal here is to turn on the center row of fixtures for general work, and a combination of only the outside rows, or all fixtures, for detailed work.
Thoughts?
I am wondering the lighting effectiveness of installing fixtures that have different lumen outputs. Here is the situation. My 32 x 42 garage has a vaulted ceiling, about 20' at the ridge peak and 14' sidewalls. If three rows of lights were installed, the outside rows would be at about 16' high, and the center row hanging at about 19'. The center row is on one switch, the outside rows on another switch. Let's say I install in the center row three 20,000 lumen output linear high bays, and the outside rows install three 12,000 lumen output linear fixtures, would that cast weird light? This may be more complicated is I install three fixtures in the center row, and 4 fixtures on the outside rows. The 4 fixtures may better enable basketball shooting.
The goal here is to turn on the center row of fixtures for general work, and a combination of only the outside rows, or all fixtures, for detailed work.
Thoughts?
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