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Need decent lighting for a spray booth
Posted by Gigatron on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 1:03 PM

Hey gang,

I've had my spray booth for a while now and I've tried a few different configurations of lights, none of which have been spectacular.  I've tried a small flourescent as well as LED based stick-ons.

I've tried some of those readily avalable stick on lights, but the majority of them are just too dim.  I've also tried working with a clamp-on light, but they take up a lot of room on the opening of the booth and make it hard to work.

I've considered running standard bulb sockets, but that would require additional outlets that I don't have.

Can anyone recommend some ultra-bright lights that can mount internally but not take up a lot of room?  I'd even be willing to mount a small flourescent and run it to a power strip if they're bright.

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Fred

 

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    February 2007
Posted by mitsdude on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 2:08 PM

Gigatron,

I bought these undercabinet Xenon "Puck" lights at Lowes. They work GREAT!!!

Very bright. They come in a 1,2,3, or 4 pack. The multi packs all plug into one cord with an on/off switch. All mounting materials and power cords are included. They are about 3 in diameter and 1 in deep. Very easy to install. I bought the 3 pack "Portfolio" brand for $14 on clearance.

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    January 2007
Posted by Gigatron on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 2:21 PM

That looks pretty promising.  How is the color of the bulbs, are they true white or do they have a color tint to them (i.e. like an incandescent bulb)?

And how do they mount to the surface?

Thanks,

Fred

 

  • Member since
    February 2007
Posted by mitsdude on Tuesday, July 17, 2007 3:05 PM

Bright white, like one of those Halogen work lights.

That piece with rectangular vents around the lens twists off. Inside are three holes to flush mount the back(bottom?) to the underside of your cabinet. There is a notch so the power cord can come out the side of the puck giving you a nice flush mount. I drilled holes into the top of my booth the diameter of the power cord, fed the plugless cord through and then filled in the gaps with silicon.

The power cords do not come with the plug attached. You cut the power cord to the desired length, run it to the electrical oulet, and then using the included "plug kits" you attach the plug. This is extremely easy to do.

Each puck has its own power cord with plug. They include an extension cord that you can plug up to four lights into. The extension cord has an on/off switch

  • Member since
    January 2007
Posted by Gigatron on Wednesday, July 18, 2007 8:40 AM

Sounds fairly easy.

By any chance, do you happen to have the part number for the light?  I tried searching Lowes' website for it, but I can't find a match.

I found the lights on lightinguniverse.com, but I'd rather be able to pick them up locally if possible.

Thanks,

Fred

 

  • Member since
    February 2007
Posted by mitsdude on Thursday, July 19, 2007 12:12 AM

The item number on the box is 240226.

However, it appears to be a manufacturers number and not one of Lowe's.

 

  • Member since
    January 2007
Posted by Gigatron on Thursday, July 19, 2007 8:26 AM

Ok, thanks anyway.  There's a Lowes no too far from me, so I'll just swing by there over the weekend and see what they have in stock.

Thanks again,

Fred

 

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