EASY upgrade to the BEST garage shop lights. How to do it.
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- Опубликовано: 31 дек 2024
- See my upgrade from fixtures with basic bulbs, to strip LEDs, to LED fixtures with adjustable brightness (lumens), color temperature, and light panels! WOW!
Like most mechanics, I hate working in dark or dim light conditions in a garage or shop. After switching from porcelain fixtures with incandescent bulbs to LED strip fixtures 9 years ago, the fixtures are losing their brightness and starting to flash during use. Therefore, it's time for another upgrade!
I decided to install LED fixtures with adjustable brightness (lumens), color temperature, and angling light panels. The lights I installed can be viewed at the following Amazon Affiliate link. I purchased with my own money, no sponsorship, just sharing what I installed:
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By request of a viewer, also adding Amazon Affiliate link for the specific stud finder and non-contact voltage detector (power pen) I was using:
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I'm excited about this garage light upgrade. What's your favorite hobby you like to do in your garage shop?
Me, take things apart....and hope to get it back together 😁
👍👍👍 1st time I've seen adjustable lights of this type of design. Thank you
Yes, I think their great! I did a lot of looking before I bought these. I might need sunglasses in my garage 😎
I have upgraded the lighting in my garage to LED tubes, like you did but they are less than ideal and I have been looking for something better at a reasonable price. These aren't cheap, but they sure do put out a bunch of light!
Yes, super bright! I definitely didn't need to 200w max fixtures, but, happy to have to flexibility. Thanks for watching!
10:02 "Summer of 69" killer song
Takes me right back to college 😁
FYI. never trust a switch as a shut off for power. some electricians still run hot wires thru the box that might not be turned off. it may not be smart. but some timed running it like that is faster and cheaper for them to do it like that.
Absolutely 100%!! Never trust. Thank you for reinforcing that. Cheers!
Could you drop a link for the power pen and your stud finder??
Sure! I updated the video description with links to those items. I'm planning upcoming videos on those tools/topics, so stay tuned!
The stud finder is a Franklin Sensors model, the absolute best I've used, love it.
The non-contact voltage detector (power pen) is a version from Klein Tools (50 - 1,000volt).
Thanks for watching!
I need a garage light upgrade. I only havr a few single bulb lights. Anyone ever used the LED replacement bulbs that have multiple panels? Wonder if it would be cheaper than new fixtures?
I've never tried those panel LEDs, but I'm sure they'd work great if you don't want to mess with new fixtures. I'm not sure about price on those.
Will these be OK in an unheated garage in sub-freezing temperature? Why not put a dimmer on the wall switch?
I looked back at the Amazon description and I couldn't find any temp ratings. I went ant looked at one of the fixtures in my garage and it indicates only a max operating temp of 40 degrees Celsius. So, I'm not 100% sure sure on the low end unfortunately.
You bring up a good question and point about a dimmer. These ARE dimmable, but it's done by connecting a 0-10v dimmer into the LED driver on the fixture. So, it's not a traditional dimmer where your adjusting the supply voltage into the fixture like an old school light fixture with incandescent bulb.
Hope that helped. Thanks for watching!
Lumen ratings are almost always grossly over-rated.. 150 watts is a lot of power for LED's.... 4000 to 5000 kelvin is too "warm" yellow.. WAGO's (push in or lever type) are much better than wire nuts when using stranded to solid wire....
Agree on the lumen comment, always seems variable, even though the numbers may state otherwise.
Regarding color, I always look at that like BBQ....the best is the one you like haha. I like whiter light in my shop space, around 5k, but in my home I much prefer a much more yellow look, normally 3k.
I didn't mention in the video, but with the original fixtures I put up, I did try the stranded in those pre-installed friction connectors and I could pull it back out quite easily...didn't give me much comfort. Suspect a real Wago would have been better, though I had a pile of wire nuts lying around, just made sure to lead the stranded a bit to ensure it was well seated.
You sound very familiar with electrical, are you an electrician? Cheers!