Swivel 3-way LED Ceiling screw-in lights?

[damon18]

Has anyone tried these, new to me.
https://www.northerntool.com/shop/tools/product_200844995_200844995

I've got a 20x20 attached garage with 10 foot ceiling and two basic ceramic ceiling fixtures. I'm currently been using the brightest LED screw-in bulbs I could find in 2018, these appear to be considerably brighter (6,000 lumens) and only draw 60 watts each.

Gimmick or good?

 

[Shiftless]

cyberdyke said it best on a parallel thread 5 days ago

“ ... as far as good lighting goes, they're complete ****.
If you just want gobs of light blaring into your eyeballs for very little money, go for it.”

 

[damon18]

cyberdyke said it best on a parallel thread 5 days ago

Thanks, I tried to search but wasn't sure how to describe these.

The "deformable" thread is here.
https://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?p=8803006

 

[Shiftless]

Almost as easy and WAY better is to change the porcelain sockets to receptacles and plug in some LED shop lights hung on chains. Most are linkable so each of your ceiling receptacles could have 4 or more shop lights linked in so they could be spread out over the ceiling.

Shop lights really aren’t intended for area illumination but they provide more even illumination and if they are spread out, you won’t have problems with harsh shadows like with the ones with the adjustable paddles.

If you’re up for a bit more work, extend those ceiling boxes out and use them to connect EMT conduit and connect with better fixtures such as described in the sticky at the top of this forum. “best light fixture ever”

 

[BigGarage]

Has anyone tried these, new to me.


I've got a 20x20 attached garage with 10 foot ceiling and two basic ceramic ceiling fixtures. I'm currently been using the brightest LED screw-in bulbs I could find in 2018, these appear to be considerably brighter (6,000 lumens) and only draw 60 watts each.

Gimmick or good?

I bought one with 4 lights and I just installed it over my table saw. It's perfect for that spot and that's why I bought it. It's good for directed lighting I guess.


Dennis

 

[PCMusicGuy]

I bought a 2 pack for $20 from Amazon and have put them both in place of dim bulbs in the attic. They offer a ton more light, and when I hit my head on it, I don't have to worry about the glass shattering. In the right application, I think they are just fine. I guess we'll see how long they last.

 

[cadunkle]

That's a lot of light directly from a small point. Probably blinding and makes lots of dark shadows. I would not use it in a garage or other work area. It may work in a closet/attic/basement seldom used, if you wear a hat to block the light from your eyes. In such an application I'd be more inclined to go with a traditional shaped bulb, LED tower style inside, many lumens but frosted lens to distribute light better and not be as intense or blinding when looking in the general direction of the light.