bellinoracing
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- Joined
- Aug 27, 2009
- Location
- Arizona USA
What does everyone do for shop lighting? I have one 6 lamp four foot T5 high bay in my shop that I really like and unless some one persuades me otherwise I will probably just order 3 more of them. I have heard good things about LED high bays but have no personal experience with them so I am not even sure where to start with those. The T5 light fixture I bought was $100 and $70 for 25 lamps so I think its hard to beat for the money.
I am also curious what is the best way to hook up these high bays? The light I have will work on 120v or 240v. I understand its cheaper to run it out 240. but its also more expensive to wire it up that way. Wired 120v. it draws 3 amps, and 240v. it draws 1.5 amps. I am wondering what the looks like translated into actual running costs. I personally don't think I would see much difference in my power bill since I am only dealing with 4 lights. Also I looked at lots of fixtures before I found these and these were the only ones I seen that said they would run on 240v. I am curious how easy it will be to find a new 240v ballast if and when I ever need it.
Thanks for any suggestions
I am also curious what is the best way to hook up these high bays? The light I have will work on 120v or 240v. I understand its cheaper to run it out 240. but its also more expensive to wire it up that way. Wired 120v. it draws 3 amps, and 240v. it draws 1.5 amps. I am wondering what the looks like translated into actual running costs. I personally don't think I would see much difference in my power bill since I am only dealing with 4 lights. Also I looked at lots of fixtures before I found these and these were the only ones I seen that said they would run on 240v. I am curious how easy it will be to find a new 240v ballast if and when I ever need it.
Thanks for any suggestions