Got a led panel light to put into the garage, I had one last area that I was not happy with the lighting. I decided to give a go with the LED panels. I used LedHut.co.uk and took a 1200X300 panel. Cheap enough and comes with a transformer.
The light is nice, a bit “too blue” for me but it is not too “cold” and it goes ok with the other fluorescent lighting that was already there.
The panel is very thin and did not have a satisfactory way to attach it to the ceiling of my garage. I did not want a set of hanging wires which is the default way to install these. I decided to delay installation until I could design a clamping mechanism which would allow me to grab the panel and the H-beam going across the garage.
I designed in inventor, then laser cut multiple pieces of 3mm thick wood, then glued everything together. I drilled through the glued parts to be able to have some sort of clamping method around the H-beam.
I am happy with the result, although I would not replace all my lights with these panels.
