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Longtime Dakkanaut




Ullo, Advice sought..

Have just finished building a new work station, what its currently lacking is lighting. There is a nice shelf I can fit lights under so they are not in my sight line but nicely illuminate the work area.

But not got a clue what sort of lights to go with.

First thought of a high frequency fluorescent tube, basically because thats the sort of lighting I normally game under (think low energy bulbs, but a couple of them) so while the colour temperature is terrible its also about right if that makes sense.

Wondering on any suggestions as to the sort of lighting to fit, ideally something that doesn't get too hot as it will be under a shelf and ideally something that can be mounted that way - so more after bulb recommendations that swivel lamp stands.

Though a couple of directional spots could be clipped to the shelf if thats the best option.

In short..

Healp...
   
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adjustable clamp lamp

and a daylight flood bulb is what i use

i know a lot of people use these
portable Ott-Lite

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 Unit1126PLL wrote:
 Scott-S6 wrote:
And yet another thread is hijacked for Unit to ask for the same advice, receive the same answers and make the same excuses.

Oh my god I'm becoming martel.
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what sort of rating on the daylight bulb?

they appear to be an exception to the ****** mandated ban on incandescent lighting here.

Only real concern is the heat, that lamp itself wouldn't fit but can find something to plug a bulb into
   
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I will take a look when i get home but what i recall its a LED one

and basically does not get hot at all.

i bump my head on the damn thing all the time and not once do i get burned.


 Unit1126PLL wrote:
 Scott-S6 wrote:
And yet another thread is hijacked for Unit to ask for the same advice, receive the same answers and make the same excuses.

Oh my god I'm becoming martel.
Send help!

 
   
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Devon, UK

This may seem a little off the wall, but look at aquarium lighting? They're designed to fit in tank hoods, come in all sorts of temperatures to suit the tank (and so daylight is easily obtainable) and while they were expensive a few years ago when I last had a tank, there's good LED options too.

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Oooo. LED lighting would fit the bill nicely, not thought of aquarium stuff as didn't think it would be bright enough, but then again.

Cheers, will have a scout round and see what I can get hold of in the general vein of LED (I like LEDs), aquarium strip lighting would be ideal to avoid a harsh single light source as well

Many thanks.
   
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you could make one of these with a strip of aluminum and a led strip light (though not sure you can get those in daylight)

 Unit1126PLL wrote:
 Scott-S6 wrote:
And yet another thread is hijacked for Unit to ask for the same advice, receive the same answers and make the same excuses.

Oh my god I'm becoming martel.
Send help!

 
   
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 Desubot wrote:
you could make one of these with a strip of aluminum and a led strip light (though not sure you can get those in daylight)


I did try something similar to that in the kitchen of the last place, it ended up in the bin for being in the way and not very effective - what it did ok at was providing some light from the front when there was daylight behind.

May just have been crap lights but far too fiddly. Some sort of long strip would be ideal though if bright enough, or maybe three smaller point light sources.

if they were not so flipping hot would run a triplet of 60W daylight simulation bulbs, but its a small room and will be like an oven in summer with them on... Nice in winter though...

currently sitting under a small halogen spot lamp, apart from the heat a few of them would be perfect.


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For what its worth this is the workbench in question



Red arrows show where I'm thinking of putting lights, behind the beam supporting the shelf both above the work area and in the spray area to the right (with some sort of cleanable cover ideally)

No accurate measurements were harmed in the bodging of this work area.

When the suns out the window actually gives a lot more light that you may expect, its just this is the UK, and its the north, so sunlight is rare and worshiped

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Ok, close this one out, now have some lighting installed.

Fluorescent strip lights in the end, a 1' one and a 3' one, daisy chained with the connectors supplied.

Following two pictures ate with lights off



Then lights on



Room ambient lighting not changed, this is roughly 1,500 lumens extra lighting over the desk swamping the cameras brightness sensor.

Total cost, £50, including the two extension leads and some cable clips (one lead for something else in the room).

Not have separate switchable lights for the desk and spray area.

the is currently a bit of card taped into place as a glare guard.

Spray area light fitted behind the support strip, should really have bought three shorter ones as there is a bracing beam in the way of mounting the longer one the same way.. doh, hence its a bit bright so needs something so you're not looking into it while working.

Hopefully bright enough to be able to take model pics as well

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Very nice.

your desk looks far to clean

 Unit1126PLL wrote:
 Scott-S6 wrote:
And yet another thread is hijacked for Unit to ask for the same advice, receive the same answers and make the same excuses.

Oh my god I'm becoming martel.
Send help!

 
   
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I use two lamps - one high, one low. Plus the narrow fluorescent is sometimes useful, it's shape lets it be positioned where a larger lamp head would get in the way.

   
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I use a magnifier ring light but then I'm old and can't see a damn thing.

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 Desubot wrote:
Very nice.

your desk looks far to clean


Lol, that won't last... most of my stuff is still in boxes from moving house.

Already has the marine half of DI scattered about on it


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 Scott-S6 wrote:
I use two lamps - one high, one low. Plus the narrow fluorescent is sometimes useful, it's shape lets it be positioned where a larger lamp head would get in the way.



Thats a very nice setup, especially the monitor behind it.

I don't have the space to one side for angled lighting, and the other side it would get in the way, do like the idea of being able to have a bit more directed light though.

Wondering on two smaller shrouded lights I can sit on the desk (lightly battery LED ones) to point upwards at around 45 degrees to light the lower side of stuff - may be worth putting a white covering on the desk though which may get a smilier effect

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