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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
Lathe lit with just the LED 10 watt flood
Lathe lit with LED flood and two four foot 30 watt over head fluorescent light tubes
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
Lathe lit with just the LED 10 watt flood
Lathe lit with LED flood and two four foot 30 watt over head fluorescent light tubes
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