Shop Lights

Shop lights are a lighting solution designed to provide bright, focused light in wide areas. They are ideal for workshops and garage areas due to their durable construction and powerful illumination. Additionally, the adjustable design makes it easy to adjust the light to the different areas of your workspace.

Shop lights come in a variety of styles to suit your needs. Options include fluorescent and LED lights, each with their own benefits. Fluorescent lights are an economical choice, while LED lights offer better illumination and lower energy bills.

Shop lighting is designed to meet specific requirements for color rendering, brightness, and color temperature. Featuring a CRI of 80, output depending on the size of the space, and color temperature of 4000K (cool white) or 5000K (daylight), this lighting is optimal for shop lighting. Additionally, this lighting includes suspended or surface mounted installation capabilities, and reflectors to help direct the light downward.

Shop lights provide bright, reliable illumination in indoor spaces such as garages, workshops, utility rooms, and basements. They emit large amounts of light over wide areas, making them an ideal choice for any location where task lighting is needed.

A 40x60 shop requires a minimum of (24) shop lights that deliver at least 1000 lumens each for adequate illumination. Each fixture should provide 1000 lumens of light per 100 square foot of space to properly illuminate your space. If your fixtures provide more than 1000 lumens each, you may be able to reduce the quantity needed.

LED shop lights deliver superior illumination with lower energy costs. The LED technology reduces energy cost by up to 80%, compared with other lighting solutions, and long-lasting bulbs emit bright light that is evenly distributed throughout the workspace. LED shop lights are an economical yet dependable lighting solution.

Typically, the most common reason that causes LED shop lights to interfere with a radio is their power supply, also known as an LED driver. The LED driver provides the LED arrays with a series of controlled bursts of power, which is referred to as Pulse Width Modulation or PWM, in cycles. This determines how many times the LED arrays will flicker per second. During this period, the Hz ratio is converted into an electric signal and received by radio devices, which is what causes unwanted sounds or disturbance you'll hear. To alleviate and fix this issue, the driver needs to be replaced in one or more of your LED shop lights because it no longer has the ability to control the Pulse Width Modulation or PWM signals like it should.

Depending on the type of shop lights you will be installing, there are several different ways they can be wired. The most common shop lights that are frequently used come with their own cord and plug, which allows them to be plugged into an existing outlet for power. Other types of shop lights will need to be hardwired, which means you will need to pull wire or run conduit from a power source over to each fixture for them to operate.

The two most common methods used to hang shop lights are suspension and surface mount. Choosing which method to go with comes down to personal preference and the type of space they will be installed in. To suspend a shop light, you will need to attach a power cord to one end of the fixture and use chain or aircraft cable for it to freely hang from the ceiling. If you choose to surface mount your shop light, you will need mounting screws and run the power into one of the knockouts that are located on the fixture's housing.

The most common method used when it comes to calculating the lumens and determining how much lighting you will need to have for a shop to adequately illuminated is taking the square footage of the entire area and making sure you will have 1000 lumens of light output per 100 square feet of space. For example, if have a 20x20 shop, the total square footage would be 400, you would need 4000 lumens of light output.

The easiest way to determine how many amps LED shop lights will draw is by taking the total wattage of an individual fixture and dividing by the input voltage. For example, if you will be using a 40 watt fixture and the input voltage is 120V, the LED shop light would be drawing 0.33 amps.

To determine how many LED shop lights you will need will depend on the overall size of your space and what type of work you will be performing. However, you can get a base line count of how many fixtures you will need by taking the square footage of the entire space and allocating 1000 lumens of light output per 100 sq foot. For example, if your shop is 10000 square feet and the LED shop lights you will be installing provide 2000 lumens worth of light output each, you will need a total of at least five fixtures.

The number of LED lights required for a 30x40 shop depends on several factors, such as ceiling height and the presence of any obstacles which may prevent the installation of fixtures. However, to adequately illuminate such an area, you will need a minimum of 1000 lumens per 100 square feet, and thus 12 LED lights each providing 1000 lumens would be required. If individual lights have a higher lumen output, the total number of fixtures can be reduced accordingly.

To determine how many lumens you will need for shop lighting will depend on the size of the space. As a general rule of thumb, you will need at least 1000 lumens of light output per 100 square foot foot of space. For example, if your total area is 5000 square feet, you will need at least 50000 lumens for adequate shop lighting.

To determine how many lumens a fluorescent shop light is depends on the type of bulbs the fixture is using. Here is an example, if the fixture is using (2) F32T8 fluorescent bulbs that provide 1800 lumens each, the fluorescent shop light would have a total output of 3600 lumens.

To change a ballast in a shop light you need to follow a couple of steps to ensure its done safely.

1. Shut the power off to the shop light from the breaker or fuse box.
2. Remove the bulbs and bottom metal cover.
3. Locate the wiring that is coming into the fixture and connecting to the ballast.
4. Disconnect all the wiring and unmount the ballast.
5. Mount and wire your new ballast in the same way you removed the old one.
6. Replace the bottom cover and bulbs.
7. Turn the power back on to your shop light.

There are two methods you can use to convert shop lights to LED. The first and most obvious method is to replace the entire fixture with a new LED shop light. The second method and least expensive is to retrofit your existing shop light. This can be achieved with a retrofit kit with LED arrays, or you can remove the fluorescent bulbs and ballast and use direct wire LED tubes that operate off of line voltage.

There are two ways that you can daisy chain shop lights. The first and most commonly used method is by running wire or conduit between each fixture. The second and newest method is using inline connectors. These connectors allow the power to flow from one shop light to the next and so on until you reach the last fixture.

If your looking to properly dispose of shop lights and adhere to EPA guidelines, its important to check with your waste collection agency to find a disposal site that handles these fixtures.

To hardwire a shop light will depend on the type of fixture you have. If you have a plug in shop light, you will need to remove the plug on the end of the cord that is attached to the fixture. Then you will need to feed those wires into a junction box and connect them to the black (hot), white (neutral) and green (ground) wires. If you have a shop light without a cord and plug, you will need to run electrical wire from an existing junction box to the fixture and connect it to the fixture's LED driver.

There are several different installation options for LED shop lights depending on which type you have. If you have a plug in LED shop light the process is simple, you mount the fixture and plug it into an existing electrical outlet. If you have a hardwired LED shop light, first you will need to run power to the fixture from an existing switch and junction box.

If your looking to mount shop lights flush to the ceiling, you need to follow a few simple steps.

1. Turn off the the power to area where the fixture is being installed.
2. Remove the cover pan from the fixture to expose the mounting holes and internal wiring.
3. Use the mounting hardware that comes with the shop light fixture to secure it flush against the ceiling.
4. Then make all the necessary wiring connections and turn the power back on to the area.

When it comes to installing linkable LED shop lights, you need to follow a few simple steps.

1. Turn off the the power to area where the fixtures are being installed.
2. Starting with the first LED shop light that is receiving power, remove the cover pan from the fixture to expose the internal wiring.
3. Connect the incoming electrical wire to the LED driver located inside of the fixture.
4. Replace the bottom cover pan.
5. Attach the inline connector that comes with your fixture to the opposite end of where the power is coming in and connect it to the next LED shop light in line.
6. Repeat this connection process until you get to the last fixture in the series.
7. After all wiring and connections have been made you need to turn the power back on to the area.

Some characteristics that you need to look for when choosing the best LED shop lights for your application comes down to three important factors; efficiency, longevity and quality. When it comes to efficiency, the fixture needs deliver a high-lumen output while using the lowest wattage for operation as possible. For longevity, the LED shop light needs to be able to last long-term. These fixtures should be designed to operate up to 100,000 hours or 10 years, whichever comes first. The quality of the fixture will come down to the manufacturer. If the fixture offers great efficiency and has a long life expectancy that is coupled with a quality design, that will help to ensure your getting the best LED shop lights for your particular application.

Choosing what gauge wire for LED shop lights you should use depends on what the voltage of power that is going to be used to power each fixture. Typically, we recommend using 12-gauge wire to prevent voltage drops that can result in longer runs. Its also important to check with your local municipality to ensure that you will be meeting electrical code requirements.

If your looking to find the brightest LED shop light you should look at the lumen output of the fixture, not the wattage. For example, if you have a fixture that is 100 watts and provides 14000 lumens and you have another fixture that is 90 watts and provides 16000 lumens, the 90 watt fixture is the brightest. So, its important to look at the lumen output of the LED shop light and not the wattage.

The troffer shop light is a highly efficient recessed lighting fixture perfect for commercial and industrial applications. This light is designed to save energy and provide even, energy-efficient lighting with fewer bulbs and less heat output. Its durable construction and sleek design make it a great addition to any shop or business.