wrote:

equiv to a 150w bulb, a 5' roughly to 250w. So youve got the equivalent
of 800w! kinell. Why do people go so nuts with fl lighting levels?

Because if you are working in there you want lots of light coming from
many different directions. That way you are not always throwing your own
shadow of what you are working on.

(I find 4 x 65W 5' tubes ideal in my workshop (8 x 14') - I have them
switched in two banks of two, but always find all four to be a much
nicer light level for working in. Painting the walls and ceiling "off
white" helps a great deal as well).

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Cheers,

John.

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