How much light do I need

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April 18th, 2018, 03:40 PM
greatwhite

How much light do I need

So my reloading room is 8x8 with an 8 ft ceiling. I currently have a single 12 watt (equivalent to 60 watt) light with no diffuser it's just hanging from a socket, needless to say the lighting is terrible. I see at Homedepot they have a LED light all in one with it's own cover good for 30 years suppose to be eq of 65 watt and 3000 Kelvin so soft white something light this could not find the exact one. https://www.homedepot.ca/en/home/p.6...000762252.html
. Do you think this would give more light ?
April 18th, 2018, 03:52 PM
MikePal

GW...I'd go with a 2' LED shop light..CT have them on sale for $30. I replaced all shop lighting with LED 'white' lights...great for seeing what your doing..

Get one with a 6' plug in cord and pull chain and mount it about 3' over your bench.
April 18th, 2018, 04:13 PM
thunderbelly

3000 Kelvin is 2726.85 Celsius!! Don't buy it, you will burn your house down!!
April 18th, 2018, 04:18 PM
greatwhite

They also use Kelvin for measuring light intensity at least that is what it said on the side of the box.

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Originally Posted by thunderbelly

3000 Kelvin is 2726.85 Celsius!! Don't buy it, you will burn your house down!!
April 18th, 2018, 04:35 PM
thunderbelly

I'll be damned, they do too!
" The color temperature of a light bulb (lamp) is assigned using the basis of correlated color temperature (CCT).

For example, if you heat up a metal object, the object appears to glow. Depending on the Kelvin temperature that the metal object is being heated at, the glow will be various colors, such as orange, yellow or blue. The color temperature of light bulbs (lamps) is meant to replicate the Kelvin temperature of the metal object."
Guess my day is over, I just learned something new.
I would think you want multiple sources, the general light in the ceiling, and something more focused on your task area. Choose something you can try different light types on, or go with what you already feel comfortable reading under. I imagine reloading would take the same amount of concentration and focus.
April 18th, 2018, 08:36 PM
Doug

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Originally Posted by MikePal

GW...I'd go with a 2' LED shop light..CT have them on sale for $30. I replaced all shop lighting with LED 'white' lights...great for seeing what your doing..

Get one with a 6' plug in cord and pull chain and mount it about 3' over your bench.

I agree with Mike, except I'd go to TSC and get a 4' light. Kinda like Spinal Tap 11 is better than 10, 4 is better than 2. I also have changed all my lights in the garage and shop.
April 19th, 2018, 06:32 AM
MikePal

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Originally Posted by Doug

I also have changed all my lights in the garage and shop.

So times it can be too much...I changed the 4 florescent bulbs in the kitchen ceiling fixture with double LED shop light kits (2 LED strips in each) and nearly blinded myself when I turned them on...Holy Crap..need to wear sunglasses to wash the dished in there....LOL...
April 19th, 2018, 08:22 AM
410001661

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Originally Posted by greatwhite

They also use Kelvin for measuring light intensity at least that is what it said on the side of the box.

It is light temperature not light intensity. 2500 - 3000K is considered warm white 3000K - 4000K is considered cool white and >4000K is considered daylight (had a blue hue to it). For your room I would use 4K as it give good colour rendering and is easy on the eyes.

I would hang one in the ceiling and then have one hung on chains over your work station so that you do not cast a shadow over the space you are working on. Good luck
April 19th, 2018, 08:25 AM
410001661

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Originally Posted by MikePal

So times it can be too much...I changed the 4 florescent bulbs in the kitchen ceiling fixture with double LED shop light kits (2 LED strips in each) and nearly blinded myself when I turned them on...Holy Crap..need to wear sunglasses to wash the dished in there....LOL...

Yep.......another thing you need to watch is that lower K values do not seem to be as bright as ligher K values when they are both producing the same lumens output (intensity of light).
April 19th, 2018, 09:18 AM
Doug

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Originally Posted by MikePal

So times it can be too much...I changed the 4 florescent bulbs in the kitchen ceiling fixture with double LED shop light kits (2 LED strips in each) and nearly blinded myself when I turned them on...Holy Crap..need to wear sunglasses to wash the dished in there....LOL...

LOL... I found dust bunnies in the corners of 'clean' rooms.