Looking for strong & cool bench light

**kingtut** · 01-08-2005, 12:25 AM

Guys, Anyone know of good, powerful and yet cool workbench light.
I had an incident with my left eye, need all the light I can get, problem is, I have to almost stick my head under the workbench light to be able to see when I am working on computer/electronic stuff - this causes my head to boil, I don't want to melt what is left of the gray matter.

Is there such a thing, light without heat? or I am dreaming?

**BigOi!Boy** · 01-08-2005, 12:42 AM

This might be of some help to you...
http://www.otherpower.com/otherpower_lighting.html

**Imknotright** · 01-08-2005, 12:43 AM

There are alot of different LED super bright lights available. Probably what you are looking for.

Try here: www.theledlight.com/

**kingtut** · 01-08-2005, 01:01 AM

Nice links but I am looking for ready solutions.

**Imknotright** · 01-08-2005, 01:14 AM

Picky arent you

This should get you started:
backwoodssolar

**kingtut** · 01-08-2005, 02:24 AM

Originally Posted by Imknotright

Picky arent you

No, not at all, I just don't want to build it, I am working on a lot of projects and don't have the time to build my own light.

Mr. Newbie, it is not nice for a noob to tell an old timer to

, I know when to use and when not to, this board has some of the brightest guys and I am sure some of them have an experience. Sometime it is not easy finding what you are looking for.

**BigOi!Boy** · 01-08-2005, 02:53 AM

Friggin Jersey guys... always want everything handed to 'em...

ITs funny you should mention this, i jsut spent the last few days clening out my garage/workshop. I have Ffuorescent and and halogens inthe celling, the Fluorescent arent bright enough but then the halogens are hot as F, and cast shadows on everything. I just set up a new work bench and decided to go the old school route and i clamped on 2 swivel arm drafting table lights on either side.. so if i need the extra light when working on somethign small.. i can jsut pull one of the lights right on top of where i'm working. I have 75W GE soft white bulbs.. they dont seem to be throwing off much heat. but then again i'm in a cold *** garage and its winter out.

Something like this, except i got my 2 at a garage sale for 2 bucks each.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...sPageName=WDVW

**NiN^_^NiN** · 01-08-2005, 05:34 AM

Hey Kingtut

I dont wanna sound rude but im curious what happened to your eye?

Will you be able to see through it again?

Hope it wasnt anything serious

**kingtut** · 01-09-2005, 03:57 AM

I went through a stressful situation that caused a blood clot in the vessels supplying blood to the retina, the area affected is small and right next to the "vision center", this affected area does not absorb light as a result. As of the last doctor's visit, the retina built new channels for blood to go through, but this process is slow, it could take 6~12 month to heal, hopefully no long range damage like blurry vision.
My other option is to medicate the eye, that should help it heal immediately, but I will pass, basically, the medicine will have to be delivered to the eye through a "shot", ya, alright, I am supposed to sit there opening my eye and seeing a needle approaching my eye! will never happen.

Right now, I see sort of double on close range, hence the need for strong light and being close to the object. Another problem is, I lost depth perception since each eye acts on it own, I am sort of like Leela of Futurama, I sympathize with her

Bottom line, don't stress over anything, it aint worth it - easy to say though.

**NiN^_^NiN** · 01-09-2005, 04:12 AM

Damn well i hope it all works out fine in the end

I know what u mean at work iv been getting stressed beyond believe and now and again my vision gets blurry but i dont think its anything serious.

I do get what u mean about stress easy to say you won't but hard to do