LED Worklights

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nezff

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I was wondering if some of you guys that do a lot of paint corrections could guide me to some nice LED worklights.

I currently am using my Halogen 500 watt and 1000 watt worklights.

thanks in advance.
 
The 3 panel LED at Home Depot is nice. Large center panel with 2 smaller wing panels that move back and forth to move light in different directions. 48 LED's and 2500 lumens. Many people like the single LED light too which is 1720 lumens. I have the 3 panel and love it. No heat from it either so it's ideal for summer weather.
 
wdmaccord said:
The 3 panel LED at Home Depot is nice. Large center panel with 2 smaller wing panels that move back and forth to move light in different directions. 48 LED's and 2500 lumens. Many people like the single LED light too which is 1720 lumens. I have the 3 panel and love it. No heat from it either so it's ideal for summer weather.
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Question is do they work good for corrections?
 
Got this LED light stand from Menards. Works great but I wish it was a little brighter. I think once you go LED you wont go back to Halogens. I sure didn't.

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wdmaccord said:
The 3 panel LED at Home Depot is nice. Large center panel with 2 smaller wing panels that move back and forth to move light in different directions. 48 LED's and 2500 lumens. Many people like the single LED light too which is 1720 lumens. I have the 3 panel and love it. No heat from it either so it's ideal for summer weather.
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Is it the Husky model? $100?
 
nezff said:
any other places guys?
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ebay, only a few companies in China making them. You can get them very cheap on ebay, even cheaper if you get a group together and buy a case of them. I actually buy most of my 12v lights for our equipment from the factories and you can negotiate some good deals providing you need a lot of lights and can wait it little bit for shipping.


I like using a headlight for some correction work though. This one works great, H602w from Zebralight. Neutral 4400k light is nice and its super floody so you can see a large area up close without a blinding hot spot.

They are always backordered on Zebras site but you can get them on ebay.

 
I have a 3 PNL LED LIGHT W/TRIPOD from doitbest. It works well and you can see it sitting in my garage in this picture on the top right

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It is really helpful to find the defects and the side lights have a huge amount of adjustment. Cost online was about $125.
 
I am looking forward to the day when we can purchase LED garage ceiling fixtures to replace the current fluorescent standard.
 
Audi X2 said:
I am looking forward to the day when we can purchase LED garage ceiling fixtures to replace the current fluorescent standard.
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You can but unless you go Chinese off brand it's cost prohibitive right now. The Chinese off brand stuff is fine but you have to do your homework on getting the best prices and also on getting decent quality but most importantly SAFE lights. Some are not safe.

I hate fluorescent. Instant on helps but they still have their downfalls. Lots of heat generated in the ballasts plus there's always the Mercury argument. Halogens make a lot of light but are short lived and hot as hell. Xenon HIDs give off food light but take a lot of power and their ballasts also cause radio interference. They last awhile but are pricey to replace.

LEDs kind of offer unlimited potential in the future just need prices to come down. You can get them in any color temp you want noe. They work in any temperature, no warm up period. Turning them on and off does not hurt their lifespan like other lights it actually increases it. High end LEDs. Use PWM to pulse the light faster than your eyes can detect but this can double the bulbs life easily. LEDs can pack one hell of a punch in a little package. And the nicest part is they do all of this with very little power. If you are good with electronics you can buy the chips pretty cheap and make your own lights but you need some good heat dissipation for the high powered chips.

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Durallymax said:
You can but unless you go Chinese off brand it's cost prohibitive right now. The Chinese off brand stuff is fine but you have to do your homework on getting the best prices and also on getting decent quality but most importantly SAFE lights. Some are not safe.

I hate fluorescent. Instant on helps but they still have their downfalls. Lots of heat generated in the ballasts plus there's always the Mercury argument. Halogens make a lot of light but are short lived and hot as hell. Xenon HIDs give off food light but take a lot of power and their ballasts also cause radio interference. They last awhile but are pricey to replace.

LEDs kind of offer unlimited potential in the future just need prices to come down. You can get them in any color temp you want noe. They work in any temperature, no warm up period. Turning them on and off does not hurt their lifespan like other lights it actually increases it. High end LEDs. Use PWM to pulse the light faster than your eyes can detect but this can double the bulbs life easily. LEDs can pack one hell of a punch in a little package. And the nicest part is they do all of this with very little power. If you are good with electronics you can buy the chips pretty cheap and make your own lights but you need some good heat dissipation for the high powered chips.

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Hopefully in the near future they will become more mainstream. All of your comments on the positives of LED's are so true. The LED headlights on my car produce a wicked amount of output from such a small area.
Thank you for a most informative and detailed response.
 
They make some pretty cool LED retro fit kits I always thought would be cool to take the place of Halogen lamps in light stands

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I made one following the drivers designs. I used different bulbs that what he did. The thing works great and cost about 75 or 80 bucks.
 
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