This flourescent light fixture was old when I installed it 28 years ago so it was time to be replaced. I hadn't thought much about any of the five shop lights I have in the Hamshack till one bulb failed in this fixture and I started thinking about an LED light replacement. Research on LED shop lights showed several options, bulb replacement with fixture modification and an integrated design which the latter is the one I chose. My old fluorescent fixtures were not good candidates for retrofit so a new fixture was the best option.
The next decision was selecting the correct light output, color temperature and CRI (color rendering index). The light output from my original 2 bulb fixture was about 4000 lumens and the new one I picked was 4500. the old fixture color temperature was lower on the spectrum-almost incandescent like but these are not as readily available unless buying a switchable color temperature fixture so I settled on a 4000k model.It is very bright white but for a workbench it is okay. The last option was CRI and the recommended. is 80 or above which I did buy.
Installation was easy and new fixture is very bright so the next one I might try the adjustable so I can have a more mellow yellow light for casual work . It was definitely time to replace the old!
Tim
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