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Old 12-17-2019, 10:31 PM
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They look great, but, I am a dinosaur,,, I just purchased five 2X4 foot flourescent light fixtures from Lowes. they were on a clearance pile,, $12 per fixture,,

I will run the included bulbs for a few years, until they start to dim, then I will convert them,,,

Each fixture has 4 bulbs, so converting will cost a bundle,, maybe the price will drop in 2 years,,,
for now, I do not use those fixtures a LOT of hours, so electricity costs are negligible,,

My big shop has two 400 watt metal halide low bay fixtures,,
the bay is 40 feet long, and about 30 feet wide,
the two fixtures light it up like daytime,, and have been doing it for 15 years.
I hate to think how many LED bulbs I would have to put up to get the lighting that equals those two fixtures,,

I put one of those metal halide bulbs over my welding table,,
it gives off so much light, simply turning your head near the table will trigger the auto-darkening helmet to darken,,, I thought my new helmet was defective..
I have to turn the light off to be able to weld with an auto helmet,,,

Maybe I will replace that light with some LEDs',,,,
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