Koz wrote:

Just lookin for some better ideas before I plunk down my money.

Shop is about 1500 square feet, 14' ceilings and lighted with several
sets of 8' flourescents. Last year I replaced one unit in the shop
and one in the storeroom with high output fixtures. What a
difference! They seemed to put out twice the light and at that time I
felt they were worth every penny.

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Any other suggestions for light that won't break the budget? (120v by
the way...underpowered shop and no 220v available up there for the
commercial lighting fixtures often available surplus).

When I worked in a paint store we got in some kind of special
lights, I don't remember the company name (might have been Spectrum),
they were standard 4' bulbs that produced 97% of regular sunlight
(almost true colour, way brighter than standard flourescents). They cost
more than the standard light (I think almost double) but they lasted a
long time so it wasn't a bad trade off. These lights just went into a
standard fixture.
Ken