Re: [MBZ] Costco light fixtures Was:Strange effect

2016-09-21 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> > No I mean the fluor drama with having to deal with ballasts and tubes in > the slots just right and having to touch them or jiggle them or whatever. > Then they get to where they are flickering which is annoying as hell, or > have this sorta wave traveling through them. The 96W HO cold-start

Re: [MBZ] Costco light fixtures Was:Strange effect

2016-09-20 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
2016 1:35 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Costco light fixtures Was:Strange effect No I mean the fluor drama with having to deal with ballasts and tubes in the slots just right and having to touch them or jiggle them or whatever.  Then they get to where they are flickering which is annoying as h

Re: [MBZ] Costco light fixtures Was:Strange effect

2016-09-20 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
No I mean the fluor drama with having to deal with ballasts and tubes in the slots just right and having to touch them or jiggle them or whatever. Then they get to where they are flickering which is annoying as hell, or have this sorta wave traveling through them. With LEDs it seems the

Re: [MBZ] Costco light fixtures Was:Strange effect

2016-09-20 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Tue, 20 Sep 2016 09:24:26 -0400 Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: > Well, yeah, that's true, but they work differently to achieve that > effect, more directly without all the drama of the fluorescent tube > arrangements. Not necessarily. Are you aware of all the

Re: [MBZ] Costco light fixtures Was:Strange effect

2016-09-20 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
Well, yeah, that's true, but they work differently to achieve that effect, more directly without all the drama of the fluorescent tube arrangements. --FT On 9/20/16 1:48 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: I don't generally like the very cool light, but these things at 4kK are not bad at all

Re: [MBZ] Costco light fixtures Was:Strange effect

2016-09-19 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> > I don't generally like the very cool light, but these things at 4kK are > not bad at all in the shop and feel very natural, unlike the more harsh > fluorescent light which I think has more blue in it. Be aware that all white LED's are _also_ fluorescent. The ultraviolet that excites the

Re: [MBZ] Costco light fixtures Was:Strange effect

2016-09-19 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Dude, I wouldn’t go near or touch anything that John Menard is involved with. That guy is a total psychopath. We learned this when we lived in Wisconsin back in the late 80s and a neighbor was a local store manager. The stories that guy told us were nothing short of frightening. It wasn’t

Re: [MBZ] Costco light fixtures Was:Strange effect

2016-09-19 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Found a 50W, 4200 lumen locally for $33. www.menards.com/main/maintenance-repair-operations/lighting-electrical/lighting/fluorescent-commercial-lights/smart-electrician-trade-48-4-200-lm-white-led-shop-light/p-138333183-c-7495.htm ___

Re: [MBZ] Costco light fixtures Was:Strange effect

2016-09-19 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
That makes sense. Here’s a good article on Costco’s pricing codes and things like that: https://toughnickel.com/frugal-living/Secret-Codes-Will-Save-You-Money-At-Costco Also be aware that in many cases the stuff that they’re closing out will be in back or against exterior walls. The $0.97

Re: [MBZ] Costco light fixtures Was:Strange effect

2016-09-19 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Oops! I thought it was a 2 pack. It appears to be only one. The bay of fleas has a 2 pack. (more $ than costy, but less than mama zon. http://www.ebay.com/itm/4-LED-Linkable-Shop-Light-w-Pull-Chain-2-pack-Feit-Electric-42W-50-000-Hours-/131570566906 Dan Penoff via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] Costco light fixtures Was:Strange effect

2016-09-19 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
The Costco link is $56 for 2, the amazing link looks to be for 1? But the ones I got at Costco store are the Feits like the amazing link. I don't generally like the very cool light, but these things at 4kK are not bad at all in the shop and feel very natural, unlike the more harsh

Re: [MBZ] Costco light fixtures Was:Strange effect

2016-09-19 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Is that right? That link goes to what you describe, but I’m seeing $50 for the thing? Dan > On Sep 19, 2016, at 8:38 PM, Curley McLain via Mercedes > wrote: > > THanks! that was enough that I could find them elsewhere. I have not seen > ones like that! I like em!

Re: [MBZ] Costco light fixtures Was:Strange effect

2016-09-19 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
THanks! that was enough that I could find them elsewhere. I have not seen ones like that! I like em! Here is the mamazon listing. $25.50 each, delivered to your or my hacienda, so long as you are already getting ripped for prime.

Re: [MBZ] Costco light fixtures Was:Strange effect

2016-09-19 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
They had a coupla pallets full at the store when I bought mine, but like most Costco stuff that is not a staple they get stuff in, it sells out, they might or might not get more in at some point. So stuff like that you have to buy when they have it. I wanted to get a patio/deck set. They had

[MBZ] Costco light fixtures Was:Strange effect

2016-09-19 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Can anyone find a link for those Costco $25 shop light fixtures? Nothing turned up o n my search, but maybe they don't call them shop lights. Or better yet, another source. Does costco allow internet sales to mere mortals or do you need to be among the "blessed to enter? Makes no sence