Excellent, once you get them mounted...
I bought the 48", 6-pack of these LED lights for my 17'x24' workshop (8' high ceiling). Overall, these lights are outstanding in lighting up the shop. If I had to do it again, I'd buy 6 of them (In my case, I also used two similar LED lighting units I had already, from a different mfgr). The light is bright, very white, and well dispersed; with proper positioning, I've virtually eliminated any dark areas or shadows, which is a big deal for my 68-year-old eyes. That's the bottom line, but, mounting was a mixture of simple and incredibly frustrating. Whoever "finished" my garage/shop space decided to texture the ceiling with free-form, looks-like-it-dripped-while-drying "finish". very wide, sharp stalactites (some almost an inch long), if you can picture it. This made the "simple" spring metal mounting clips (2 for each light) very challenging to attach to the lights. One side or the other of the clip would attach, and the opposite side would pop off. Multiply this by the two clips, while on a ladder, and... well, let's just say I invented a new language comprised entirely of incredibly descriptive vulgarity. One of the lights (the one that gave me the most difficulty) actually popped out of the mounting clips later that night - the security cam caught its dramatic dive to the concrete floor very nicely, thanks to the IR cam light. To its credit, the LED light was completely undamaged; the power lead (daisy-chained to another unit) probably slowed its fall, but still, it speaks well for the unit's durability. The mounting problems were eventually solved - I found that a: scraping the texture down as much as possible, b: bending the mounting clips a little tighter, and c: not screwing the clips all the way flush to the ceiling resolved the problems, but it was a slow (and painful - those stalactites are SHARP). The lights are lightweight enough that medium-duty screw-in drywall anchors are more than sufficient to hold them. The lights have been up for over a week now with no further suicide attempts on their part, so I guess I got it right. The only other criticism I have is the provided interconnect cables, used to daisy-chain the lights... a decent number are provided, but I found one or two lights where I wished they were a bit longer. I didn't use the 1" interconnects, used to butt the lamps together, end to end, so I can't comment on them, but they looked like a nice option if running continuous units in that fashion. the 3 provided power/switch cables are nice, but since I powered all the units from a ceiling duplex outlet, they have to hang down a little clumsily to make the switches reachable. The end caps, to close off unused connectors (there's a female connection at each end of the light) is a nice touch, and makes the installation look professional (unlike the dangling switch cables). Overall - I'd recommend these bright, apparently durable LED units as a flexible, economic lighting solution for many applications. Well worth the $$$, once you get them mounted securely. Read more




















