Sunco Lighting 16 PACK – ENERGY STAR ETL 4ft 40W LED Utility Shop Light 4000lm 260W Equivalent, Double Integrated LED Fixture, 5000K Daylight Ceiling Light, Garage/Basement/Workshop, Linkable, Frosted

I put 8 of these in my garage that I’m setting up as a woodshop. Really easy to put up and my shop is bright as a sunny day. Just be sure they are mounted close enough together to be able to daisy-chain them. I have all 8 on one, 15 amp circuit. I installed an outlet in the ceiling and wired it to an existing wall switch so I didn’t have to run an extension cord down the wall and/or turn them on using the chain-switch. I can turn them all on at once or keep some of them turned off when I don’t need all the light for doing woodworking. I screwed them directly into ceiling joists/trusses and if I wasn’t too heavy handed with the impact driver, the metal casing didn’t distort noticeably. Didn’t use any of the cables or chains that came with the fixtures. I will have to add a bit of string to the chain-switches since they’re too short to reach from the ground when mounted directly to a 9′ ceiling.

I bought two of these to hang from our garage ceiling. It comes with chains and a longer, metal string to hang the lights with. I initially used just the metal string to hang with, but my garage door ended up hitting the lights, and so I am only suspending the lights with just the chains now.

PROS
– Very bright daylight LED
– Lights the entire garage very well
– Can be daisy-chained with up to 3 bars so you don’t have to find an outlet for each one of them
– Can independently turn on/off each light bar even while daisy-chained

CONS
– Lights are independently turned on/off even when daisy-chained. I would have preferred an option where if you turn off the one plugged in to the outlet, all the other ones turn off too

I am very, very happy with the purchase.

Last autumn I bought two 4-foot LED shop lights rated at 4800 lumens / 40W / 5000K through Amazon from FrenchMay at a price of $44.97 each.

Last week I bought Sunco’s 2-pack of 4-foot LED shop lights rated at 4000 lumens / 40W / 5000K at a price of 59.99 or 30 bucks each.

The question arises: Is there a difference between a shop light at $44.97 and a shop light at $30?

Well, yes, but not much. At $15 more, the FrenchMay product is made of sterner stuff: stronger metal and stouter LED tubes. The twin tubes on Sunco’s light are constructed of an odd kind of plastic that gives with a gentle squeeze.

Hanging high above the work surfaces of my studio, the four lights from two different manufacturers are fairly safe from abuse. So, perhaps, the flimsier Sunco lights are sufficiently made to sustain the minor intrusions of daily life in the studio.

The Sunco lights were easy to hang, sturdily packed, and free of defects.

Both brands give out plenty of light. Both brands are hard at work in the studio. And I’ve saved thirty dollars. All the same, next time I purchase shop lights, I’ll probably spend the extra 15 dollars and choose the sturdier model. No disrespect intended, Sunco. Your lights work just fine.

All the same, next time I’ll likely choose FrenchMay

Had two light bulbs for the garage that did not light things up well. I have a job that requires responses at all hours and having decent lighting to put gear on or take equipment out of my SUV after returning home is a nice thing to have. I used the handy outlet plugs and put these up in short order. I thought the 5000k may be too bright but for a garage, it works really well. Two of these seem to provide plenty of light for my two car garage and even minor jobs in the garage. I also live in Northern Michigan and thought the cold temps may delay or hinder the lights during the winter months, I never noticed an issue. There is a very slight delay in light up but it is insignificant and maybe half a second after flipping the switch. If you regularly do work in a garage and need better lighting adding additional lights is so simple. Nice product that I don’t think you can go wrong with.

Got two of these for my garage where I do woodworking. They are VERY bright and go a great job of illuminating my entire work area. Am considering replacing my old florescent in the rest of the garage with these. They do connect together, but the on/off is still independent for each fixture. Also, the first one can be off, but the attached can still be turned on, so that’s a nice touch.

I got a two pack of these to replace a fluorescent shop light in my basement and one in the garage. The one in the garage was really the problem. Since it’s not heated, it either didn’t work at all or was very dim in cold weather. That’s simply the nature of fluorescent bulbs. And, after a few years, they either dim, flicker, or just burn out. LED bulbs are supposed to last around 50,000 hours so the Sunco lights will outlast me! They give off a very pleasing but bright pure white light. I’m looking for a truly long-lasting friendship with these guys!

These lights really are pretty nice. Their weight is light enough that they can be hung easily. I compared them to my existing fluorescent shop lights, and the illumination is much better. It seems to have less shadow. A word of advice…avoid other LED shop lights where you can see the individual LEDs. These are enclosed in a tube that allows light to be diffused. I had to return a set to Rural King because they had exposed LEDs and the glare was so bad it was distracting. Also those lights threw lots of shadows. My only complaints for the Sunco are the terrible instructions, and the cord is so stiff and heavy it does not allow the lights to hang level.

the fixture was lighter than a regular shop light fixture. it was very easy to install and the light was way brighter than my old shop lights also the price was very good for a led light. shipping of the fixtures was fast too. I plan on ordering more for another project.