Hey guys, I've recently built my shop, and working on it as time and money (the money part is the *****) allow. I've been following the "best light" thread, and pulled the trigger on the Diva fixtures not long ago. Still waiting on a bulb deal to come along...
Anyway... I want to put a wall pack over my 2 overhead garage doors. I have a 12ft wide door facing down the drive, and a 8ft overhead door on the side of the building facing the back yard. I live out in the country, and it's very dark. These will function as security lights. I demo'd a convenience store not long ago, and cabbaged on to an ATG Electronics 8000 lumin 90 watt, 5000K LED wall pack from the store (I've tracked it that far due to the sticker still being on the light). I think this will be a bright light, and I will face it down the drive. I also got a high pressure sodium wallpack, but it doesn't have any information on it... I'll probably stick to LED, as that is what everything else will be.
All that being said, does anyone have a recommendation for the 2nd wall pack facing the back yard? I THINK I wouldn't want one as bright as the drive facing light (it's slightly angled toward the back of the house/living room/kitchen). I'm wanting to utilize a dusk/dawn timer on them as well. I've scoured the web looking for a photo/video of how bright the 8K lumen light will be, with no luck.
Bottom line, I got the thing for free and would like to utilize it, but if it's going to be too damn bright, I need to find a couple lights that will fit the bill. I've come to the conclusion that I'm clueless on the whole LED world!
Any suggestions?
Anyway... I want to put a wall pack over my 2 overhead garage doors. I have a 12ft wide door facing down the drive, and a 8ft overhead door on the side of the building facing the back yard. I live out in the country, and it's very dark. These will function as security lights. I demo'd a convenience store not long ago, and cabbaged on to an ATG Electronics 8000 lumin 90 watt, 5000K LED wall pack from the store (I've tracked it that far due to the sticker still being on the light). I think this will be a bright light, and I will face it down the drive. I also got a high pressure sodium wallpack, but it doesn't have any information on it... I'll probably stick to LED, as that is what everything else will be.
All that being said, does anyone have a recommendation for the 2nd wall pack facing the back yard? I THINK I wouldn't want one as bright as the drive facing light (it's slightly angled toward the back of the house/living room/kitchen). I'm wanting to utilize a dusk/dawn timer on them as well. I've scoured the web looking for a photo/video of how bright the 8K lumen light will be, with no luck.
Bottom line, I got the thing for free and would like to utilize it, but if it's going to be too damn bright, I need to find a couple lights that will fit the bill. I've come to the conclusion that I'm clueless on the whole LED world!
Any suggestions?