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| Stacey007 Member Since: 25 Sep 2015 Location: Cheshire Posts: 3751  
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Hopefully at some point in 2021 I will have my new garage installed
I'm working away sorting the drainage and retaining wall etc, so lots to keep me busy Looking at lighting inside though as I can get some stuff ready. So much choice, warm white, cool white, 4000K, Led. 5000k etc etc. In my old garage I had a couple of LED strip lights no idea what they were, What is best to work on for a garage environment? I just put a search in amazon, highest rating and these 4ft 6500K ones came up, they are also cheap at £25 each https://www.amazon.co.uk/LHome-TRI-Proof-D...s9dHJ1ZQ== Probably need 6 so if these get the  I will order some.
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12th Jan 2021 9:47pm |
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| Ianh Member Since: 17 Sep 2018 Location: Essex Posts: 2008
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Do you have a link to the supplier Clemmo as that looks a good price.
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13th Jan 2021 1:32am |
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| stew 46 Member Since: 26 Jan 2012 Location: Wadebridge ,cornwall . Posts: 561  
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I fitted a led strip light the same as the Amazon one in our utility , great light for 6 months then it a slight flicker for a month then just stopped working !!! , not got around to changing it
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13th Jan 2021 7:12am |
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| Dinnu Member Since: 24 Dec 2019 Location: Lija Posts: 3414  
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The whitest white light possible for a work space.
Just a safety precaution, check that light does not flicker at supply frequency, as it can make motors turning at 3000rpm look stationary (stroboscopic effect) 1988 90 Hard Top, 19J Diesel Turbo, Shire Blue - Restoration ongoing 2012 90 CSW, 2.2TDCI, Santorini Black |
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13th Jan 2021 7:58am |
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| Clemmo Member Since: 03 Aug 2012 Location: Mile Oak Posts: 1218 
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I don’t as it was 18 months ago now. I got them off EBay. I’ve just searched 600 led panel and there is quite a choice. Clemmo 👍 Make today a little better than yesterday but not so good as tomorrow.... Defender 90 HT............Pangea Green BMW X3 Msport............Carbon Black Mini Electric................Grey. (wow!) MGB Roadster……..........Vermillion 17k miles Honda Benly CD200....Maroon --------McLouis Fusio........7.4m of fun |
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13th Jan 2021 8:05am |
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| ARC99 Member Since: 19 Feb 2013 Location: North Yorkshire Posts: 1831 
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I swapped the standard tubes out for daylight LED tubes, the Food standard ones are plastic so if you hit them the don't send pits of glass flying about. Think they are Crompton make. Don't make old people mad.
We don't like being old in the first place, so it doesn't take much to  us off.
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13th Jan 2021 10:00am |
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| Clemmo Member Since: 03 Aug 2012 Location: Mile Oak Posts: 1218
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5 panels fitted in single garage
Click image to enlarge Make today a little better than yesterday but not so good as tomorrow.... Defender 90 HT............Pangea Green BMW X3 Msport............Carbon Black Mini Electric................Grey. (wow!) MGB Roadster……..........Vermillion 17k miles Honda Benly CD200....Maroon --------McLouis Fusio........7.4m of fun |
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13th Jan 2021 10:26am |
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| Clemmo Member Since: 03 Aug 2012 Location: Mile Oak Posts: 1218
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2 panels in workshop
Click image to enlarge Make today a little better than yesterday but not so good as tomorrow.... Defender 90 HT............Pangea Green BMW X3 Msport............Carbon Black Mini Electric................Grey. (wow!) MGB Roadster……..........Vermillion 17k miles Honda Benly CD200....Maroon --------McLouis Fusio........7.4m of fun |
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13th Jan 2021 10:29am |
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| shaggydog Member Since: 12 Aug 2012 Location: Kent Posts: 3347 
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Good to see a mamod on the desk!
These lights look fantastic, I wonder if you could get them to run of a 12V battery as my garage is sadly marooned from the electrical network. Running Restoration Thread http://www.defender2.net/forum/post323197.html#323197 Self confessed mileage hunter  |
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13th Jan 2021 11:37am |
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| Intercept Member Since: 27 Feb 2017 Location: Suffolk Posts: 587 
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The LED driver units that come with these panels typically output 22-42Vdc so you'd need need a small inverter to convert your 12Vdc to 240Vac (to use the supplied driver) or a dc-dc converter to jack your 12Vdc up to the expected range. The former would probably be cheaper albeit somewhat less efficient. This is the driver that came with each of my Luminent panels a few years back - nominal output = 22-35Vdc Click image to enlarge |
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13th Jan 2021 12:52pm |
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| Retroanaconda Member Since: 04 Jan 2012 Location: Scotland Posts: 2647 
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Six LED battens in mine, they’re LAP ones from Screwfix. Not expensive, give good light and with no flickering. They can be daisy-chained up to eight units.
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13th Jan 2021 1:15pm |
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| Clemmo Member Since: 03 Aug 2012 Location: Mile Oak Posts: 1218
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Gotta love Mamod....been collecting for 30 years. Way to many now so starting to let a few go... they are fetching silly money too. This is the boxed one on the desk. It’s completely unused/unfired. Will fetch around £280 Click image to enlarge Clemmo Make today a little better than yesterday but not so good as tomorrow....
Defender 90 HT............Pangea Green BMW X3 Msport............Carbon Black Mini Electric................Grey. (wow!) MGB Roadster……..........Vermillion 17k miles Honda Benly CD200....Maroon --------McLouis Fusio........7.4m of fun |
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13th Jan 2021 1:29pm |
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| JOW240725 Member Since: 04 May 2015 Location: Suffolk Posts: 7906 
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I would certainly go LED and consider two rows either side of the vehicle rather than a single row above which could cause a lot of shadowing. Depending on head height you could install strip lights vertically on the wall which can give a good lights.
LED lights are so cheap and low energy, I'd buy a few and if not bright enough just add some more. James MY2012 110 2.2TDCi XS SW Orkney Grey - http://www.defender2.net/forum/topic43410.html MY1990 110 200TDi SW beautifully faded Portofino Red - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post743641.html#743641 MY1984 90 V8 Slate Grey - https://www.defender2.net/forum/post744557.html#744557 Instagram @suffolk_rovers |
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13th Jan 2021 2:11pm |
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| Danny Fireblade Member Since: 16 Mar 2018 Location: Hampshire Posts: 319 
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I bought 2 of these to replace 2 standard 5' strips.
https://www.novelenergylighting.com/osram-...79953.html The difference is like night and day. These are from a good manufacturer, very easily wired in and when I miswired one of the lights the company sent me out another with no questions asked and asked me to locally dispose of the faulty unit. I realised my mistake and they just said keep both. All in all, great light and good company too. |
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14th Jan 2021 1:44am |
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