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TrickyMicky:
About 4 years ago, I fitted a pair of LAP brand LED battens from Screwfix. The only tool needed was a screwdriver to mount them on the beams. The existing wires are just inserted into a couple of spring loaded connectors similar to the way speaker wires were connected to the back of a H-Fi, (Remember them??).  The second light is connected in series to the first one using the same method. Because the current draw is so small, you can connect quite a few together in this fashion.  Instant light at the touch of a switch, with a good spread. Even fitted a small version under the shelf over the bench.  I go for the cool white option, especially for the bench light.  Not cheap, but you only get what you pay for.  Bit like Halcyon mirrors!!!! Regards, Mike.

Gromitdog:
Hi Andy

I got some 240V LED strip lights for my attic they are very thin and you can just link them together in a string just by plugging them in too each other. The 1st one has to have a 240V connection to it then you just plug the others in a string. I am very pleased with them nice and bright.

Nige

andy120t:
I also saw this thing, which is the 'speaker wire connector' together with a switch and plug...so was thinking of using this with one or more battens.  That would save me wiring anything - plus it's all switched off and unplugged when I'm not there.

andy120t:
...plus a relatively cheap Wickes batten to wire in. I may need a few of each as I want 3 or 4 down the length of the garage and my rafters are parallel, so I can't run the in a line.

Laverda Dave:
I've been looking to upgrade my garage lighting as the existing 65w fluorescent lights I installed back in 1998 are power hungry and especially when all of them are switched on which is all the time I am in there.
Reading up on the subject whilst led lamps are obviously cheaper to install and run the downside is positioning. I find with my existing lighting I get shadowing especially when the lighting units all run in the same direction.
The latest thinking is to use multi directional led lamps that can be adjusted for up and down (effectively bringing them closer to the work area when required) and tilted. Being multi directional the theory is you don't need so many to provide sufficient lighting to a specific area. I think the ideal set up will be a mix of the two, batten lamps for general lighting but run in different directions to avoid shadows and the multi directional lamps for specific work areas.

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