Flush fit ceiling light

[houseofzane]

I work out of my converted garage and I could do with better lighting in it. I would like to fit a couple of flush fit panel lights something like this

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My question is can you link 2 or 3 of these together. Would it be a big job. Or maybe there’s a better option I’ve not considered

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

My question is can you link 2 or 3 of these together. Would it be a big job. Or maybe there’s a better option I’ve not considered

You could, but 50w of LED, would be the equivalent of 500w of tungsten lighting, which single one, would be awfully bright.

 

[ETAF]

peter millard did a video years ago

white is 4000K and not daylight - looking around 6000k for daylight which i prefer

i have fitted a few LED tubes in garage for lighting when using as workshop & utility room - from screwfix and TLC tubes

i cant see the tech spec to see if the driver is in the panel or separate and if they can be daisy chained - unlikely but you can just connect the 2 transformers together if separate

these are daylight or white and 70w - so maybe 1 will do

Super Slim LED Panel Light 70w - Daylight White - Inc Driver | LEDlite (LTSP70DL)

 

[houseofzane]

Thankyou that’s great info I will have a measure up and see if 1 panel will work

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

Thankyou that’s great info I will have a measure up and see if 1 panel will work

One light source works for a task light, but can cause deep shadows. For general area lighting, with minimum shadows, multiple sources are better.

 

[ETAF]

i get a lot of shadows in my garage workshop - where i have 2 LED Tubes - Daylight colour - and so I also use a couple of lights on a stand to get close to the work - when th elights where on offer at toolstation

 

[houseofzane]

So is it easy to wire 2 or 3 panels of these panels together

 

[ETAF]

if they dont have a connector to daisy chain , then you just take the drivers power to a junction box and from there to a switch

is this modifying an existing light - or a new circuit - you may need sigoff

when i setup my son-in-laws garage lighting - using daylight tubes - we wired up 6 lights - but had hem switch on each 3 - so if it was just lighting - he used 3 and if he was working on car or workshop had 6
we had an electrician working on the house replacing comsumer unit etc - so she was able to see all the work i carried out , test and sign off

 

[houseofzane]

It would be replacing an existing fitting. I currently have one of the spider lights with the Edison led bulbs hanging down. Looks real nice but doesn’t really give the right light for working in

 

[Harry Bloomfield]

It would be replacing an existing fitting. I currently have one of the spider lights with the Edison led bulbs hanging down. Looks real nice but doesn’t really give the right light for working in

The brighter the light, from a single point, then the deeper, and darker the shadows. 50w LED is a ridiculous amount of light to have in a work area, especially as a single point light source.

 

[FrodoOne]

From the specifications given, 50 W at 120 Lumens/Watt is 6000 Lumens.

Please consider that an "Old Fashioned" 60 W incandescent "Bulb" gave off about 810 Lumens
and
a 100 W Incandescent "Bulb" gave off (about) 1200 Lumens.

Hence, (if the specifications are accurate)
each of these Luminaires will emanate the equivalent of 5 100 W "Bulbs"
(or 7.5 60 W "Bulbs".)

Perhaps you should consider several Luminaires with lower "Output"
(and NOT use 150 W of LED Lighting.)