Phillips LED Batten Lighting on sale

[bryn23]

I'm currently fitting out my Shed at the moment, just waiting for the Expoy flooring to dry:D

I had a mezz floor installed last week, 3700mm deep x 6000mm long with an usable opening of 3800mm for my work bench area, next to the bathroom.

I started to look for lighting, as its no longer got enough light from the Big LED downlight in the shed, the Mezzanine shades it.

I found these Phillips 1200mm 21 Watt battens 4000K going for a reasonable price, $25 each from this mob

https://reductionrevolution.com.au/products/philips-smartbright-led-batten

I picked up 5 as there seemed cheap enough, there is a Stat sheets, but it doesn't give a CRI at all, but as ill be finishing next to a north facing 3.6m wide 5.5mtr high roller door i should get good daylight in QLD to see when sanding and oiling.

Just putting it out there if anyone is looking for LED battens at the moment.


Cheers

[markharrison]

Thank you, I just ordered ten! That oughta fix the lighting in my workshop!

[bryn23]

Thank you, I just ordered ten! That oughta fix the lighting in my workshop!

Not a problem, its worth sharing as most of use are guilty of not having enough light, I've never seen them that cheap before, and it is a Phillips branded light, whether that matters quality wise i don't know, but at $25 I'm giving them a go.


You will have to start wearing sunscreen and sunglasses in the workshop with 10 of them.

[markharrison]

You will have to start wearing sunscreen and sunglasses in the workshop with 10 of them.

As they say on The Mythbusters; if it's worth doing, it's worth over-doing! :)

[graham.murfett]

CRI is 80.
It's in the PDF spec sheet.

[bryn23]

CRI is 80.
It's in the PDF spec sheet.

Well like most men, i didn't really look that hard :cool:, though it was odd it wasn't in the spec sheet.

80 CRI will work me for now, ideally higher is better, but i now have a budget, never let your wife become an accountant...:rolleyes:

[bryn23]

i also notice that they have High bay lights on sale as well.

This one would be nice directly over the workbench, at 110 Watts, Rectangular and 85 CRI and $299 I'm glad i didn't see it before i placed my order, not to sure how i would have been able to justify that to the wife apart from less sparky fees due to one hook up over 5 connections.

https://reductionrevolution.com.au/products/philips-greenup-led-high-bay

Although I'm wondering if 5 of the 1200mm ones is enough now... 2 of them a meter in front of the workbench, two a meter behind me and one directly over the workbench should be ample.... I think I'm just over analysing it now...

[China]

looks like a good deal wrong colour for me though

[woodPixel]

What about this gnarly thing! A movement sensing TUBE!

https://reductionrevolution.com.au/products/led-tube-t8-microwave-motion-sensor

[bryn23]

What about this gnarly thing! A movement sensing TUBE!

https://reductionrevolution.com.au/products/led-tube-t8-microwave-motion-sensor

Wow, what a great idea, could save some companies a bit of money and comply with OHS.

[MandJ]

FYI. I bought 2 x Philips 21W, 2000 lumen, 4000K, 1200mm Surface mount LED Battens at Bunnings for $25.00 each. They still have OSRM 19W 1200mm LED replacements tubes for old Fluro hardware for $19.95 each, I've had 6 installed for over a year now, the difference between them and the old 46W Fluro is really night and day, they come in 4000K and 6000K, I feel 6000K is cleaner and brighter so that's what I retro fitted.

[bryn23]

Just thought id post a pic of the 21 watt 4000k Phillips LED 1200mm lights installed.

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So far they are ok, haven't done any real woodworking under it yet, just making stuff for my shed.

MandJ is right, they are now at Bunnings, for $25 each as well, i saw them yesterday:2tsup:

[MandJ]

We have 4 of these (6000k) in our 6m x 3m WS, however I fitted glossy white sheeting on the ceiling and have light coloured walls and white cabinets, this really makes a huge difference to room brightness - almost like bright sunlight.

[Wimmera Jack]

Have swapped all 21 fluro tubes in the shed to LED tubes from eBay. $10 each if buying 10 at a time. AEG brand.
In older batten holders you can remove the starter and that is all that is needed. However, I found my power usage per light was better when the ballast was removed. Dropped from 97 watts to 28 watts when wired directly. Newer batten holders require removal of everything inside.
Re-wire requires you to run the active lead to one end, either terminal and the other lead to the opposite end. Technically speaking, a job for a sparky.
Used 4000K mostly with the odd 6000K. great light to work under.

Hooroo.

John.

[bryn23]

Have swapped all 21 fluro tubes in the shed to LED tubes from eBay. $10 each if buying 10 at a time. AEG brand.
In older batten holders you can remove the starter and that is all that is needed. However, I found my power usage per light was better when the ballast was removed. Dropped from 97 watts to 28 watts when wired directly. Newer batten holders require removal of everything inside.
Re-wire requires you to run the active lead to one end, either terminal and the other lead to the opposite end. Technically speaking, a job for a sparky.
Used 4000K mostly with the odd 6000K. great light to work under.

Hooroo.

John.


I'd be easier just to replace the whole assembly wouldn't it.

than retro fitting the fluro to LED tubes in newer fluro fittings, considering what sparky charge out.

Big power savings across 21 fluros:2tsup: if your working off 97 to 28watts

[Wimmera Jack]

[I'd be easier just to replace the whole assembly wouldn't it. ]
It all relates to money. And I have the time to do it.

Hooroo

John

[MandJ]

I replaced the tubes in 6 fluros in the craft / computer room a over a year ago, they were supplied with a FUSE inside a replacement starter housing, only required removal of the PF cap and came with the appropriate sticker warning only LED tubes to be used in the fitting, a bit dearer but again from local Bunnings. Same very low power usage - immediate savings on power bill as the old fluros were often on for around 14 hours a day - and way brighter than the 40W fluros.

EDIT: Led fluro replacements tubes were OSRAM SubstiTUBE - 1.2m, 19W, 1700 lm.

[woodPixel]

This is the $25 batten https://www.bunnings.com.au/philips-21w-4ft-2000l-cw-diffused-ip20-smartbright-led-batten_p4371386 and https://www.bunnings.com.au/philips-21w-4ft-2000l-cw-diffused-ip20-smartbright-led-batten_p4371386

What is CW or DL diffused?

and these are the AEG's: 10X 25X GermanAEG LED T8 glass tube fluorescent Light 9W 18W 60 120cm COOL FROST | eBay (http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/10X-25X-GermanAEG-LED-T8-glass-tube-fluorescent-Light-9W-18W-60-120cm-COOL-FROST-/291270683197)

Ive bought the replacement AEG's for the studio and found them excellent.

A few of those wired up ones would be useful for outside and up in the roof cavity! :D

[warrick]

What is CW or DL diffused? Cool White or Daylight



Rick

[BobL]

The $25 Phillips batten and tube sounds like a really good deal.

FWIW I've have 30 of the $10 AEGs tubes for 27 months, all good.
One half of one tube stopped working but it turned out to be that I had not seated the contacts properly.

Another thing I have found about the plastic LED tubes is that if you have enough of them, unlike the old glass fluoros in a low ceiling shed that needed a protective cover, there is no need for a cover/diffuser and you get more light down onto your work.

[richmond68]

The $25 Phillips batten and tube sounds like a really good deal.
Philips says the light source in SmartBright battens is non replaceable, so a failure means replacing the whole fitting. Not so much a concern in commercial use, but in domestic the legal requirement to use a sparkie makes them not as economic as they could be should they fail. Which they will, the quoted lifespans on led lighting are no more realistic than for any other form of lamp. Remember that quoted lifespans for lighting are at a 50 percent failure rate.

I believe the Philips SmartBright battens also have a glass diffuser.