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From: Fmiser [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2008 1:18 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: garage lighting
It seems than at Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:21:02 -0500, Mitch wrote:
I think I found
LarryT wrote:
Since we're talking about lights - I'll be buying some fixtures I'll likely
be stuck with for 15-20 years so I want to buy something I;ll be happy with.
I'm building a 20x36 garage with 3 roll up doors and was considering 8 4'
sections of incandescent tubes on each side of the
Let's see nowthat works out to four dollars per year per unit ...does
that sound expensive?
You get what you pay for.
Zedic
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Mitch Haley wrote:
A friend of mine took down the generic 30 year old 4' lamps in his garage
and put in some high output 8' lamps that were supposed to work well in
cold weather. I forget the wattage, he put five two bulb lights up on
three circuits. When you turn them all on, it's daylight in
I'm jealous.
I've long ago quit (gave-up) trying to light my garage. Low ceiling and sub
zero temps are my problem.
Hay Honey, Look, a nice 2 bedroom Fixer Upper with and 8 car barn. Maybe we
should bye it.
Keep Driving, she said
Pete
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In my very limited experience the electronic ballasts seem to be worth
the extra cost. Quick quiet startup + lower energy usage. Sounds good
to me!
Very good point. Much of the improvment may have been fron replacing 1960s
ballasts with 1990s electronics, rather than from replacing 24
I think I found the lights my friend uses. No wonder it's like a sunny day
at the beach, he's got over a kilowatt of fluorescent in a two car
garage. Just the center fixture alone is 220W.
96 T12 high output, 110W per bulb, electronic ballast, starts at -20F, $104
for a two light fixture at
John M McIntosh wrote:
T12 tsk, should consider T8
1 x 8' bulbs scare me. 1x48 would be OK, but I'm already afraid of
breakage when I have to handle a 96 T12.
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T12 tsk, should consider T8
Which is what your government demands...
http://www.va.gov/facmgt/consulting/t8lamps.asp
On Feb 25, 2008, at 12:21 PM, Mitch Haley wrote:
I think I found the lights my friend uses. No wonder it's like a
sunny day
at the beach, he's got over a kilowatt of
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm jealous. I've long ago quit (gave-up) trying to light my
garage. Low ceiling and sub zero temps are my problem.
Regular incandescents work fine in the cold -- I have 6 100 W bare
bulbs in my garage ceiling, and it's plenty bright, though I could use
150 or even
It seems than at Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:21:02 -0500, Mitch wrote:
I think I found the lights my friend uses. No wonder it's like
a sunny day at the beach, he's got over a kilowatt of
fluorescent in a two car garage. Just the center fixture alone
is 220W.
WOW! That's a lot of light!
It's
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