Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail
From: Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nonad.co.uk>
Newsgroups: sci.electronics.design
Subject: Re: Grand Apagon - Electricity (not) in Spain
Date: Thu, 1 May 2025 18:25:02 +0100
Organization: A noiseless patient Spider
Lines: 30
Message-ID: <vv0apg$34pfd$1@dont-email.me>
References: <vuqgef$1of93$1@dont-email.me> <vuqogf$1vlqj$1@dont-email.me>
 <vuqq0c$217v6$1@dont-email.me> <vur3l4$2avav$1@dont-email.me>
 <vur9g9$2glaf$1@dont-email.me> <vurpjq$2ut4u$1@dont-email.me>
 <vusmhc$3rl5i$1@dont-email.me> <vuss6e$1bpg$2@dont-email.me>
 <vuvgbs$2b3kc$2@dont-email.me>
 <1rbnjrr.1w5vhes1027d34N%liz@poppyrecords.invalid.invalid>
 <vv00g9$2s973$1@dont-email.me> <vv02gb$2tr78$1@dont-email.me>
MIME-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit
Injection-Date: Thu, 01 May 2025 19:25:04 +0200 (CEST)
Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="cdbd0057d229e74a054bab977976951f";
	logging-data="3302893"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org";	posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19NGizG0coWce8CmCaisoyMXzk8vMZWYdXsXxZEXG6xCw=="
User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird
Cancel-Lock: sha1:P9VNiwAhePRYZDFLfMhNDguT6z4=
In-Reply-To: <vv02gb$2tr78$1@dont-email.me>
Content-Language: en-GB

On 01/05/2025 16:03, Don Y wrote:
> On 5/1/2025 7:29 AM, Martin Brown wrote:
>> On 01/05/2025 11:28, Liz Tuddenham wrote:
>>> Martin Brown <'''newspam'''@nonad.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Garage lights which are old fluoros are the last remaining power hog -
>>>> they clock in at 500W when they are on.
>>>
>>> Fluorescent tubes are rated at about 10 Watts per foot.  Does that mean
>>> you have 50 ft of fluorescent tubes in your garage?  It must be
>>> blindingly bright !
>>
>> They are older ex-industrial ones in pairs and 8x 6' so not a bad guess.
>> Four are immediately above the workbench which also has natural light.
> 
> Our garage doors roll up and over (i.e., move from the vertical
> plane to the horizontal).  So, with the door open, about half of the
> ceiling is blocked (lights typically affixed to ceilings).

Same here but my garage or perhaps I should say workshop is a double 
garage front with room for 4 cars in theory. Realistically only room for 
one and there is an inspection pit too although I have to syphon the 
water out of it before use. Water table is rather high round here.

Back half is workspace with a bench, big vice, press drill and a lathe.

-- 
Martin Brown