We just swapped out all the three year old 400 watt halides in the shop (40 of them) for the skinny fluorescents with motion sensors. $200.month savings. Anybody need any warehouse type lights? They would double for heat in a home garage ;-)
Bill Cardell TurboDog's Dad Www.flyinmiata.com 1-800-fly-mx5s 970-464-5600 On Oct 13, 2011, at 11:08 AM, "Mark Cookson" <[email protected]> wrote: > Yeah, that's so true… > > In my new garage there are a ton of lights, but in the MN winter, with no > heat in the garage most of the time, some of them barely turn on. I had one > ballast catch fire (don't know why) and I replaced it with a better model and > it's a major improvement. That light comes on instantly, runs quietly, and > is much brighter than all the rest. I'm guessing the previous owner put in > cheap junk (because it appears that's the kind of guy he was), but I have to > second Bill here, good ballasts are not a place to skimp on. > > On Oct 13, 2011, at 9:30 AM, Bill Cardell wrote: > >> Light is critical. spend a few extra bucks and get ballasts that work in the >> cold, unless you will be heated all the time. Otherwise you'll be buying new >> lights every year. >> >> Bill Cardell >> TurboDog's Dad >> Www.flyinmiata.com >> 1-800-fly-mx5s >> 970-464-5600 >
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