What type of bench lighting do you use?

[MrOneEyedBoh]

With all of the talk about electrical interference with scales, what do you use? Can fluorescent lighting be used but at a certain distance from scales? Sure you can use led but expensive. Incandescent is nice but more expensive to run versus fluorescent .

 

[cega]

Re: What type of bench lighting do you use?

I have fluorescent in mine not so much by choice but by chance. I have a 450 square foot raised floor datacenter in the basement for my work that I was able to split roughly in half after bringing in blade servers. It has fluorescent lighting and I've never had any issues with either of my Chargemaster scales going crazy - not that I've noticed at least.

 

[JGorski]

Re: What type of bench lighting do you use?

If you notice in this pic my bench is lit up pretty well, I use a halogen overhead lamp, has 2 bulbs, I like the bright light. Where I took this pic from I have a spiral fluorescent 100watt bulb.

 

[MrOneEyedBoh]

Re: What type of bench lighting do you use?

True on halogen but those bad boys create some heat and spin that electric meter Haha.

 

[lightman]

Re: What type of bench lighting do you use?

I have a T-8 Fluorescent over mine and use an additional clamp-on for detail area work. I have had no problem with my scale. My light is about 66 inches above the bench. Operating cost should be a minor issue given the time they are in use, no mater what you use. Lightman

 

[Fuzzball]

Re: What type of bench lighting do you use?

It isn't fluorescent light, as such, that's a problem, it's the old style ballast transformers that produce magnetic fields which may interfere with some digital scales. If there is enough seperation even the worst of them won't cause any problems.

 

[bigmike2121]

Re: What type of bench lighting do you use?

ah the ol magnetic ballast!! always wondered. thanks for the info

 

[bigmike2121]

Re: What type of bench lighting do you use?

ah the ol magnetic ballast!! always wondered. thanks for the info

 

[MrOneEyedBoh]

Re: What type of bench lighting do you use?

Thanks guys.

 

[Sniper Uncle]

Re: What type of bench lighting do you use?

I only use incandescent lighting and a few halogens. I can't stand the coloring of fluorescent lights. Seriously, how much more power do you use with incandescent lights??? Enough to really show in your monthly bill???