Shop lighting

Iowa Barber · Jul 22, 2021

I am trying to light up my old auto repair shop with new led tubes. I use the shop to house my two Case 400 farm tractors.I am looking to replace my one pin tubes with 45 watt leds. Would it be better to get90 watt tubes? Has anyone been thru the process, who could help with this. I have 16 two tube fixtures to change over. Thanks in advance for any help or advice. Brian

ss55 · Jul 22, 2021

I installed new LED fixtures rather than mess with ballast and old fruorescent fixtures.

Geo-TH,In · Jul 22, 2021

X2, and cheaper at Rural King. Need sunglasses.
check out link below.
RK shop lights

Blackhole49 · Jul 22, 2021

X3 just put 36 4' fixtures in my 2 barns, garage and basement last fall. Love instant light when it is cold.

Big Flounder · Jul 22, 2021

I have a new 30' x 48' pole barn that I'm going to run electric in soon, and have been researching the lighting options. After looking into it, I too am going to go with the LED option and will most likely be buying them from Rural King.

JF in MI · Jul 22, 2021

I got these, very happy with them.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/buyagain/ref=pd_gwd_bag_pd_gw_rp?ie=UTF8&ats=eyJleHBsaWNpdENhbmRpZGF0ZXMiOiJCMDdUTTk3TFdZLEIwMUJOVkRQWjYsQjA4MjRTNjI1NSxCMDdUNTNXNUpOIiwiY3VzdG9tZXJJZCI6IkExUzZEM0haVlI0V1ROIn0%3D&pd_rd_w=5l8u8&pf_rd_p=81a808fc-44cb-4819-8114-bb1b8453adc7&pf_rd_r=21993QH4D8NX2CW990MH&pd_rd_r=781cf735-14ae-4491-85c6-3bf9ebd357da&pd_rd_wg=WIpf5

showcrop · Jul 22, 2021

If you already have good fixtures you want ballast bypass. cheap and fast.

johnofnewhaven · Jul 22, 2021

X3 I put the Rural King lights in all my buildings in my basement.

Steve@Advance · Jul 22, 2021

I've replaced a string of the 8' Slimline (single pin) with the higher wattage, dual strip lamps.

The only place I have found the dual strip is Ebay and Amazon. I have had mixed results, several have failed because of the undersized electronics. Bought some replacements from a different seller. they are exactly the same, same failures.

But before this I bought some 8' HO lamps for a different part of the shop, appear to be exactly the same just different sockets. They have worked several years now without a single failure. No idea why...

Iowa Barber · Jul 23, 2021

Thanks to all who posted about my shop lights. I think I will go with the lower wattage tubes. Have had problems with the single contact pins needing cleaned or no light.Ballasts shure are expensive. Thans again, Brian

Geo-TH,In · Jul 23, 2021

Rural King is the KING in my hood for tractor related needs.

redtom · Jul 23, 2021

i bought rectangular high bay lights and threw all my 4 footers out. No more stupid tubes for me

1948CaseVAI · Jul 23, 2021

We do not have Rural King in my area but everyone has eBay and Amazon. I bought my lights from eBay but Amazon has a better selection. I wouldn't bother with toting lights out of a store when I can get FedEx to tote them to my porch.

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