Shop Lighting advice wanted/helps with my employment. 3 bay layout, with GIANT I beams coming down lower than lights mounting location
There are literally dozens of lighting calculators on the web. I'd just use one of them, I did. They will ask how much light you want. In my shop I went for 75 lumens/ft2. For a 40' X 25' bay, this required 15, four bulb LED fixtures. Power consumption? Multiply the current draw per fixture by the number of fixtures, multiply by 1.25 and you have your current requirement. #12 copper is rated for 20 amps, #14 copper is rated for 15 amps. If you are using conduit, you may have to derate the conductors, see the NEC for requirements. This is what my shop looks like.
There are literally dozens of lighting calculators on the web. I'd just use one of them, I did. They will ask how much light you want. In my shop I went for 75 lumens/ft2. For a 40' X 25' bay, this required 15, four bulb LED fixtures. Power consumption? Multiply the current draw per fixture by the number of fixtures, multiply by 1.25 and you have your current requirement. #12 copper is rated for 20 amps, #14 copper is rated for 15 amps. If you are using conduit, you may have to derate the conductors, see the NEC for requirements. This is what my shop looks like.
