remodeling the bedroom/reloading room

[ebb]

I took up the carpet and put in a waterproof (Florida hurricanes) vinyl plank style flooring, new baseboards and painted everything. So it is time to do something with my reloading bench, well not really the bench but lighting to work by. I had an old style high intensity desk light that got too hot, here lately I have been using an aluminum hooded work light with an Edison base bulb but one of the small florescent (no heat) bulbs. I can attach the lights to the shelving above the work surface and was thinking of maybe an LED strip of some sort. I have no idea if the electrical interference will mess with my Charge Master or not. I am looking for a suggestion on a light that is 3 or 4 feet long that is small that i can attach to the bottom of the upper part of the cabinet that will not mess with my scale or other electronics. thanks

 

[338 dude]

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[DirtySteve]

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This^^^^^^^^^
lol sorry I could not resist..

 

[DirtySteve]

Maybe an LED shop light.. Not sure if that would mess with an electronic scale or not.

 

[Mark W]

I’ve been shopping these guys. Some of their lights say they have no radio interference.

LED Shop Lights - Omni-Ray Lighting

LED Shop Lights linkable - 12 year warranty! Easy to install linkable tubes including mounting and installation hardware, Multiple options of any length

www.omniraylighting.com

 

[338 dude]

This^^^^^^^^^
lol sorry I could not resist..

That’s all right no biggie I was going to say an LED light but then I read the post and he already mentioned that

 

[DiffEQ]

LED shop light, or you could buy one of those positionable LED desk lamps from Target / Wally World / Office Despot.
In 10+ years using a RCBS Autocharge and then a Hornady LnL Autotrickler, I never encountered any RFI / EMI problems, and I had a garage full of fluorescent lamps, now all LED.

 

[jpx2rk]

I got some small (18-24") LED lights from a big box store and installed them on the underside of the shelves that are above the bench. They do a good job of lighting up the area directly below the light fixture, but not so much on the "work area" of the bench. I used some old/scrap 4" wide oak flooring planks to make the shelves, holds boxes of bullets and die boxes well.

got one of these to try and it works much better for my purposes: https://www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-75-Watt-PVC-Clamp-Light-1102/205504032

This puts out more light than the LED strips IMO, and the LED bulbs from wally world work fine. I'm not overly concerned about appearance, just function.

 

[Rick300]

I use a Feit Electric garage light from Costco. Plenty of light and doesn't interfere with my scales

 

[Gary in MD]

Bedroom/reloading room?
I always looked at it as an - Un loading room
Sorry
Gary

 

[Gary C]

I have cheap LED strips mbought at a local chain store for $15.00/ double strip.
Very bright.

 

[D-4297]

Had my electrician install LED bulbs , replacing all the fluorescents in the garage , where my loading bench is . More light and much brighter , too . Has no effect on the scale either . Worth whatever it cost .

 

[SSL]

I use these from Amazon. Easy to install, inexpensive and lots of light. No interference with my eloctronics, including RCBS Chargemaster.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HBT3BVM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

[rjtfroggy]

I use a Feit Electric garage light from Costco. Plenty of light and doesn't interfere with my scales

This.
I have two 4 footers in my room, more than enough light and no problems with electronics.
Now I need to get some for the garage, just have to get over the price increase.

 

[fatelvis]

I use these from Amazon. Easy to install, inexpensive and lots of light. No interference with my eloctronics, including RCBS Chargemaster.

https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B01HBT3BVM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1

That looks like an amazing deal. I just bought six of something similar from Home Depot for about $30 apeice.

 

[Rick300]

This.
I have two 4 footers in my room, more than enough light and no problems with electronics.
Now I need to get some for the garage, just have to get over the price increase.

I put 18 of them in my garage when they were on sale for 19.95. It's actually brighter in there at night than the daytime

 

[SSL]

That looks like an amazing deal. I just bought six of something similar from Home Depot for about $30 apeice.

Yes, they work great. I have twenty of them in my garage/barn. I also have three over my loading bench, one over my cleaning bench and eight in my basement (small basement). Low energy, high brightness output and no heat. The mounting brackets are are little flimsy, but they do stay put once installed.

 

[searcher]

Nice to have a newly remodeled place to have fun. I don't want to be a downer on your project - but there is one thing concerning that "waterproof" vinyl plank flooring. Other folks might want to consider this before putting in their shop. I got sold on it for my rental properties to replace carpet and tile. I made mistake of putting in areas where there were water heaters and washing machines - and hurricane waters would likely do the same. Water will not harm the vinyl flooring - but mold will. And trapped moisture under the vinyl planking will rot your subfloor or cause mold to fester under the floor. If on a concrete slab, moisture is likewise held, eventually turning the planks black as it seeps up from between cracks in the planks. If water is able to get under the floor in any manner - it is bad news. All that I pull out will again be tile or something else. live and learn. Keep it dry.