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Old 5th Feb 2017, 9:43 pm   #1
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Default Bench lighting

Hi all,

Quick tip for lighting the workbench, when I initially installed the lighting I used 2 GU10's which give decent light but I find myself casting a shadow when working. Screwfix have these 10w LED floodlights for £10 including vat, worth a punt I thought and was not disappointed!

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Old 5th Feb 2017, 10:25 pm   #2
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I used 3 x 20 w 12volt units on a 6" about 4 ft above my bench and spaced over 3-4 ft on the shelf. Plenty of light and no shadows.
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Old 5th Feb 2017, 11:43 pm   #3
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I got some 10.5W strips from Aldi for about £10-15. They are long and make even less shadows due to better light distribution. They have link cables so that only the first one has to be connected to power via the included ghetto-blaster mains lead. Every link cable used frees up a ghetto-blaster mains lead.
I have tested them with several different AM radios pressed against them without a hash problem. The chopper unit is in an aluminum housing.
They are only in store for a week or so every year.
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Old 6th Feb 2017, 1:26 pm   #4
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I have a couple of the ones at

http://cpc.farnell.com/osram/4058075...30v/dp/LA06010

They do a variety of sizes so I may add some more once the workbench is in action.
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Old 7th Feb 2017, 12:51 am   #5
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No matter how good the over-bench lighting, I always manage to cast a shadow from my arm/hand/pliers/soldering iron, just where I don't want it! For this reason I now use a decent head torch pretty well all the time. Maplins do a great one with 100 lumen output and focussable beam, for £19.99 (other head torches are available).
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Old 7th Feb 2017, 10:01 am   #6
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Great idea Phil, I wonder if it would be possible to hack a head torch and headband magnifier into one unit? Got a cheap head magnifier but the built in light is quite poor... I feel a project in the air!
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Old 7th Feb 2017, 10:35 am   #7
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Yes, its quite unnerving to see Phil walking around the Black Country Museum wearing his head torch pretty well all the time. But you can spot him for miles.

Sorry, Phil, but I know what you mean, my anglepoise always seems to be in the way when I am fighting my own shadow.

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Old 11th Feb 2017, 6:18 pm   #8
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I have 5' fluos above the bench and replaced the tubes with LED variants.
Supplied with a new "starter, actually just a fuse. Beautiful even light, no buzz instant turn on, about £12 ea.

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Old 13th Feb 2017, 9:25 pm   #9
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You cant beat a double 6 foot fluorescent fitting for shadow free lighting on a workbench. (unless it is an 8 foot one)
I also use a 22 watt circular fluorescent fitted into a large magnifying glass for close to work.
But the LED "tubes" sound interesting.
It is surprising how much light you need as you get older.
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Eventually I took the plunge and went from 6ft tubes to LED tubes and I find them very good they were not cheap but the benefits are many, no shadows even light and instant light.
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