Re: [apple-crop] Grading table lighting

[kuffelcreek]

Warmer light enhances reds, yellows, and oranges, so the cool white
fluorescents can make it tough.  

The easiest way may be to install a solatube skylight
http://www.solatube.com or for the budget-minded, a liter of light
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-Fpsw_yYPg

But with shortening day length you may also need an additional fixture. 
Warm white LED (2000K-4000K) would enhance the red colors and make them
easier to pick out.  These come in regular screw-in bulbs or complete
fixtures.

Kevin Hauser
Kuffel Creek Apple Nursery


   On Wed, 23 Sep 2015 02:33:08 -0500, Charles Davis

wrote:
> We currently use a couple of 4ft fluorescents above the sorting table
> before bagging. Seems more difficult, as we are getting a little older
each
> year, to distinguish between dark red and brown or black. I was
wondering
> what others were using in their operations? Thank you kind hearted
souls.
> Charles and Patricia
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Re: [apple-crop] Grading table lighting

[Kurt W. Alstede]

Hello,

 

We just installed LED lamp fixtures in our new cider mill.  We love the quality 
of light that it provides our work including our grading.

 

Kind Regards,

 

Kurt W. Alstede

General Manager,

Alstede Farms, LLC

P.O. Box 278

1 Alstede Farms Lane,

Chester, New Jersey 07930

United States of America

 

Tel:  908-879-7189

Fax: 908-879-7815

www.alstedefarms.com

 

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Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 8:54 AM
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Subject: Re: [apple-crop] Grading table lighting

 

Charles and Patricia...

 

We at Sunrise invested in 4’ LED lighting recently and can see a benefit in a 
multitude of ways. Lower operating cost is the obvious publicized benefit but 
the reduction in area temperature during the summer months has been reported 
noticeable by employees; only in low celling areas. LEDS offer an increased 
light dissipation rate meaning a lesser quantity of lights do the same job. We 
opted to keep the same number of lights due to brackets previously in place 
thus we are very well lit compared to last season. In addition to LEDs we are 
using High Bay lighting fixed an estimated 20’ – 22’ above the retail and 
processing facility.  

 

Mc Cormick Electric of Gays Mills Wisconsin 608-624-3318 engineered and 
installed our enlightening remodel; Bill or Mick is our contact and could 
explain the job in contractors detail. 

 

Best of luck in your endeavor, 

Ryan Teach

 

From: Charles Davis <mailto:cedarchi...@gmail.com>  

Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 2:33 AM

To: Apple-crop discussion list <mailto:apple-crop@virtualorchard.net>  

Subject: [apple-crop] Grading table lighting

 

We currently use a couple of 4ft fluorescents above the sorting table before 
bagging. Seems more difficult, as we are getting a little older each year, to 
distinguish between dark red and brown or black. I was wondering what others 
were using in their operations? Thank you kind hearted souls. 

Charles and Patricia

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Re: [apple-crop] Grading table lighting

[Brian Heatherington]

  
  
The "Natural Light"  4 foot fluorescent T-8 bulbs at H. Depot have
one of the highest color index ratings available, 94 (out of 100) or
thereabouts if memory serves correctly. The Daylight bulbs are a
close second (or maybe I have these 2 reversed). I experimented with
many (more expensive) options before finding that these resulted in
better grading at a cheap price. We do have them mounted low so they
shine on the line and table and use a guard to keep light from
shining in the eyes. Same light on the ceiling. Our whole room is
white and it is very close to daylight.

On 9/23/2015 3:33 AM, Charles Davis
  wrote:

We currently use a couple of 4ft fluorescents above
  the sorting table before bagging. Seems more difficult, as we are
  getting a little older each year, to distinguish between dark red
  and brown or black. I was wondering what others were using in
  their operations? Thank you kind hearted souls.
  Charles and Patricia
  
  
  
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  Beech
  Creek Orchards
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  Georgia, USA
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[apple-crop] Grading table lighting

[Charles Davis]

We currently use a couple of 4ft fluorescents above the sorting table
before bagging. Seems more difficult, as we are getting a little older each
year, to distinguish between dark red and brown or black. I was wondering
what others were using in their operations? Thank you kind hearted souls.
Charles and Patricia
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Re: [apple-crop] Grading table lighting

[Thomas Green]

Great to hear about all of these solutions re lighting. I was excited about
the question and hoped to see some innovative solutions for the underlying
problem, the aging part..



Thomas A. Green, Ph.D., CCA, TSP

President

IPM Institute of North America, Inc.

1020 Regent St.

Madison WI 53715

608 232-1410, Fax 608 232-1440

ipmwo...@ipminstitute.org <mailto:ipmwo...@ipminstitute.org> 

www.ipminstitute.org <http://www.ipminstitute.org/> 

www.entfdn.org <http://www.entfdn.org/> 

www.greenshieldcertified.org <http://www.greenshieldcertified.org/> 

www.ipmprime.com <http://www.ipmprime.com/> 

 

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Heatherington
Sent: Wednesday, September 23, 2015 1:47 PM
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Subject: Re: [apple-crop] Grading table lighting

 

The "Natural Light"  4 foot fluorescent T-8 bulbs at H. Depot have one of
the highest color index ratings available, 94 (out of 100) or thereabouts if
memory serves correctly. The Daylight bulbs are a close second (or maybe I
have these 2 reversed). I experimented with many (more expensive) options
before finding that these resulted in better grading at a cheap price. We do
have them mounted low so they shine on the line and table and use a guard to
keep light from shining in the eyes. Same light on the ceiling. Our whole
room is white and it is very close to daylight.

On 9/23/2015 3:33 AM, Charles Davis wrote:

We currently use a couple of 4ft fluorescents above the sorting table before
bagging. Seems more difficult, as we are getting a little older each year,
to distinguish between dark red and brown or black. I was wondering what
others were using in their operations? Thank you kind hearted souls. 

Charles and Patricia






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Beech Creek Orchards

Tallapoosa, Georgia, USA

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