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The latest big yellow blob 10 watt LED sealed lamp units costing about £ 20 in the UK are fantastic for home workshop lighting .
One thing though is you need to mix the colours of warm light and white light otherwise it is a bit like working under mercury lighting and a bit of a strain on the eyes. Another big advantage is that as they are rectified AC to a very high pure DC of 40 volts working voltage , is that there are no 50 or 60 cycle ( difference in the UK & USA etc ) per second synchronisations dangers on the mains electricity , you can always see the lathe turning at these speeds .
Unlit light
![garagelighting019_zpse2ec76d5.jpg garagelighting019_zpse2ec76d5.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/128/128656-bddb251915c4bfca46550fdcd5f237d2.jpg)
Lathe lit with just the LED 10 watt flood
![garagelighting023_zps3302acff.jpg garagelighting023_zps3302acff.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/128/128658-43e2c66eff83fad00771a32d61fbf5fc.jpg)
Lathe lit with LED flood and two four foot 30 watt over head fluorescent light tubes
![garagelighting022_zpsced93f06.jpg garagelighting022_zpsced93f06.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/128/128660-7370f319c75108b29a2698bfbfdbe4c5.jpg)
![garagelighting019_zpse2ec76d5.jpg garagelighting019_zpse2ec76d5.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/128/128655-bddb251915c4bfca46550fdcd5f237d2.jpg)
![garagelighting023_zps3302acff.jpg garagelighting023_zps3302acff.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/128/128657-43e2c66eff83fad00771a32d61fbf5fc.jpg)
![garagelighting022_zpsced93f06.jpg garagelighting022_zpsced93f06.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/128/128659-7370f319c75108b29a2698bfbfdbe4c5.jpg)
One thing though is you need to mix the colours of warm light and white light otherwise it is a bit like working under mercury lighting and a bit of a strain on the eyes. Another big advantage is that as they are rectified AC to a very high pure DC of 40 volts working voltage , is that there are no 50 or 60 cycle ( difference in the UK & USA etc ) per second synchronisations dangers on the mains electricity , you can always see the lathe turning at these speeds .
Unlit light
![garagelighting019_zpse2ec76d5.jpg garagelighting019_zpse2ec76d5.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/128/128656-bddb251915c4bfca46550fdcd5f237d2.jpg)
Lathe lit with just the LED 10 watt flood
![garagelighting023_zps3302acff.jpg garagelighting023_zps3302acff.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/128/128658-43e2c66eff83fad00771a32d61fbf5fc.jpg)
Lathe lit with LED flood and two four foot 30 watt over head fluorescent light tubes
![garagelighting022_zpsced93f06.jpg garagelighting022_zpsced93f06.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/128/128660-7370f319c75108b29a2698bfbfdbe4c5.jpg)
![garagelighting019_zpse2ec76d5.jpg garagelighting019_zpse2ec76d5.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/128/128655-bddb251915c4bfca46550fdcd5f237d2.jpg)
![garagelighting023_zps3302acff.jpg garagelighting023_zps3302acff.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/128/128657-43e2c66eff83fad00771a32d61fbf5fc.jpg)
![garagelighting022_zpsced93f06.jpg garagelighting022_zpsced93f06.jpg](https://www.hobby-machinist.com/data/attachments/128/128659-7370f319c75108b29a2698bfbfdbe4c5.jpg)
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