Biggu Posted March 4 Posted March 4 My trusted bench light has 'given up the ghost' , as my old dad used to say....it was a real good one, and halogen, it was easily adjustable to lower or raise as I needed, I am going to have to look for a replacement, I am just curious as to what you guys use... I already have one with a magnifier, and I would like something that is fairly direct light, and bright..... and adjustable..... so any ideas would be most interesting...
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 5 Posted March 5 (edited) 17 minutes ago, Biggu said: ...any ideas would be most interesting... Seven pages of ideas... Edited March 5 by Ace-Garageguy
Biggu Posted March 5 Author Posted March 5 6 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said: Seven pages of ideas... My apologies.
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 5 Posted March 5 2 minutes ago, Biggu said: My apologies. No apologies necessary. Just pointing you in the right direction. 1
Biggu Posted March 5 Author Posted March 5 1 minute ago, Ace-Garageguy said: No apologies necessary. Just pointing you in the right direction. Thanks. Didn’t want to beat a dead horse i it had been asked and answered. Just that there are a ‘plethora’ of lights out there and things change daily it seems. 1
Ace-Garageguy Posted March 5 Posted March 5 (edited) I gotta tell you...the cheapest solution can also be the best. I use cheapo (pawn shop or thrift store) swing-arm lamps with 100-watt-(incandescent)-equivalent LED bulbs, and my bench is almost as bright as day. Edited March 5 by Ace-Garageguy 1
Biggu Posted March 5 Author Posted March 5 26 minutes ago, Ace-Garageguy said: I gotta tell you...the cheapest solution can also be the best. I use cheapo (pawn shop or thrift store) swing-arm lamps with 100-watt-(incandescent)-equivalent LED bulbs, and my bench is almost as bright as day. I like the ‘spot’ light one. Something like that would work. I’m kind of cheesed off that my go to light walked off the job but I guess they don’t last forever. Thanks for the pic
peteski Posted March 5 Posted March 5 (edited) Since discussion continues here Jeff, why couldn't you repair your favorite halogen lamp? I assume it was a 12 Volt type and the light bulb was replaceable. Other than that there is just some wiring, switch and a transformer. If you go the LED route, make sure that you like the color temperature (halogen is about 3000K) and that its CRI is hopefully in the 90s. Edited March 5 by peteski 1
Biggu Posted March 5 Author Posted March 5 27 minutes ago, peteski said: Since discussion continues here Jeff, why couldn't you repair your favorite halogen lamp? I assume it was a 12 Volt type and the light bulb was replaceable. Other than that there is just some wiring, switch and a transformer. If you go the LED route, make sure that you like the color temperature (halogen is about 3000K) and that its CRI is hopefully in the 90s. I certainly could take it apart and see what the issue is for sure. Probably should. 👍
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