Barrina (Pack of 12 LED T5 Shop Light, 4FT, 2200lm, 6500K (Super Bright White), 20W, Utility Shop Lights, Ceiling and Under Cabinet Light, ETL Listed, Corded Electric with ON/Off Switch

I was looking for lighting options for my new shop (30'x60' Metal building) and having built a few shops in my life I knew that I wanted a good bit of light which also usually means spending a good bit of money. I poured my slab and erected the Red Iron portion of my shop and had a guy come in and install the insulation and the metal sheeting, as I had never done this before so I felt more comfortable paying someone that does it for a living to do it right and not worry about leaks. When he began installing the insulation and metal I asked him if he knew what type of lighting might be best for my building? he told me that he built another shop for a friend of his and that he had used LED lighting "which I knew from research was pretty costly" He went on to say that his friend told him it was very cheap and the lighting was excellent so he purchased a 12 pack of these lights for his own building and was surprised to see how well they worked, so with that being said I asked him to send me the information for the lighting...I was very skeptical about the lighting when it arrived even tho it had a lot of good reviews, but they were mostly reviews from people who had installed one or 2 in their houses with low ceiling heights "my shop walls are 12' tall with a max height of 15' in the middle and I had planned to install the lights directly to the perlins at about 13'. Upon receipt of the first 12 pack that I ordered all of the lights appeared to be in great shape and had all the hardware with them... They are VERY light weight. Upon instillation of the first 12 lights I plugged them in and WOW they were Much better than I expected, but because of my personal lighting requirements I decided to order some more, but ING had stopped selling the 12 pack bundles so I ordered 2 packs of 8 each for a total of 16 extra lights, when in reality I only needed 6 more to complete the celing lighting but figured I would just get a few extra to go on the walls also and to have a few extra if any of mine went out.... The 18 total lights that I have on the roof are more than enough lighting to illuminate my 30'x60' Shop which is 1800 SF.... I highly recommend these little lights for all your lighting needs. If you had to go out and buy new florecent fixtures from your local box store you would have to spend about $20 minimum per fixture plus cost of bulbs and would need about the same amount of fixtures and bulbs so you would be right at about $500 after tax for bulbs and fixtures and the lighting would not be as clean or as bright. The LED fixtures are the best Value for your dollar in terms of light output, ease of install and clean looks.

Working well, easily able to install and run around the area i need them in. Like able to get the ones that have on/off switch can mount on wall since some plugins are under the cabinets and hard get to once plugged in. Cord legnth seems fine just make sure position power cord and extension cord if needed correctly so able to add second light onto main power switch. They are bright only thing is wish was more spread out light so wouldn't have use so many in larger areas. Seems good quality and have had no issues with them so far

I'm impressed with the amount and quality of light these produce. I gave them a double-take when I opened the package, but I plugged one in and it was bright enough that I wanted to install them. They are extremely light weight, you could wield one around like a toy light sabre, and are easy enough to install, just screw in a couple of clips, and snap the light into the clips, plug it in and you are on your way. I have a 12 x 24 storage building/work shop. I put two over the work bench, the remaining 6 spaced out through the building and is enough to well light the building. (see photo) The set comes with a nice variety of clips, connectors, screws, extension cords, etc, that should be more than enough for nearly any installation. I really don't know about the grounding other reviewers are talking about. There are two connectors included that is meant for hard-wiring into a junction box, or perhaps a self made wire hookup, which is the only connection that has a ground wire to it, however I don't know what you would ground this to anyway. The light assembly is mostly plastic, so I don't know what you would ground anything to in the first place. Each of the LED sections must have some type of minimum internal power supply which powers the LED's which by the way, are all sold state devices. That's it. What are you wanting to ground? I don't remember the last time I've even had a laptop that had a ground plug on the power pack, there's no point in it as far as I can see, not the mention these draw very little power, 22 watts each. Which brings me to my last point, connecting multiple units. Each of these are inter-connectible with each other and can be added to, and added to, for how many sections? Each section (per listed spec data) is 22 watts, if you add 10 sections, that's 220 watts which is about 2 amps of power. The first connection will be handling the load for the entire length of what you have added down the line. I wouldn't get too carried away with adding multiple units, as per the sellers images/description states you can connect all 8 of these together, and that seems very reasonable, but I would give some thought to connecting more than say 8 or 10 of these, and while it may work, it might be pushing the limit of what the wiring or the LED sections can safely handle, and that's never a good idea. (Edit: Update) Click on the 'see all customer images' and find the images and a 1 star review with burned connectors after adding 16 of these (16 x 22 watts = 352 watts or 3 amps) and you'll see what I'm talking about. Edit: I've added a photo to show these in real life. (no smirking at my messy workbench). This showing just how well these lit up my entire work space. Overall, I like 'em.

For reference I originally had 18 of these lights in my garage/workshop. I had them running 2 sets of 8 on 2 separate switches, and a set of 2 on 1 switch. The switches are plugged into an outlet in the garage. I have been using them for around 6 weeks at this point. I use them daily for several hours. The first thing to know is that the lights themselves exceeded my expectations for the brightness and functionality. For what I purchased the lights to do, my opinion is that expectations are beyond what I was hoping. Installation: I installed the lights running front to back in 4 lines of 4 each. I also installed 2 above one of my workbenches and attached them to the underside of the shelf on the workbench. I used the included hardware other than changing the mounting screws out for longer screws so they would be more secure. I was able to mount all the lights into the cross beams running in the ceiling of the garage so that I would not have to worry about anchor issues. If I were going to use anchors, I would not have used the supplied anchors. I would recommend upgrading to self-drilling drywall anchors. There are a plethora to choose from on Amazon but just for reference, this is what I am referencing: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07F2WMCP2/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Here are some little hints for installation made easier if you are installing the lights end to end as I did using the included 1 inch union. • I lined up one end to the other using a simple nail and string to help me keep the line straight. (a nail at each end and the string from end to end.) However, I highly recommend you install your first light then attach and hold the second light in place, mark the location, and install the second light and so on until you are finished with that row. On my first string of 4 I originally marked the brackets off along the string and installed both brackets for all 4 lights. Big mistake as the slightest amount off caused aggravation. Note that if you are using the included longer union cord, then this will not be an issue. The only reason I did not give these lights 5 stars. ***The switches. The switches are cheap. I mean really cheap.*** Note the included pictures of failed switches where the rocker melted. One switch is melted to where it would not move. The other switch is melted up and will no longer touch the contact, thus it is just loose. You are basically rolling the dice on the end result of the malfunction. After I installed the lights, within a week, I noticed that one of the switches was making a crackling noise and was hot to touch. I watched them all closely after this and never left the lights on without being in the garage. A day later the switch failed. I had extra so replaced it and just wrote it off to 1 bad switch in the batch. Less than a week later, same thing. Ugh…..So I wrote to Barrina via email and explained. No response so I went through amazon messaging and finally got a response. They agreed to replace the 2 switches. I got those switches in the mail. However, by the time I received them a third switch had failed. However, the replacement switches are EXACTLY the same as the originals. The only string of lights I trust at this point to not cause these switches to fail are the ones with just 2 lights on the string. I have not had them fail on that string. You may have better luck having 4 lights on the switch, but I do not desire to have 5 separate switches for the garage lighting varying in length from 15 to 30 ft depending on where I choose to plug them in. My solution was to purchase higher quality switches and just replace the cheap, and in my opinion, useless, switches with the higher quality switches. This gives me the ability to now link 16 lights on one switch and also have the peace of mind that the switch will not burn up and cause a fire if I am not in the garage when the lights are on. Here is a link to the switches I purchased from Amazon. They are installed and functioning like a champ. I love that I now have all the lights on one switch!!!! They were only about 13.00 for 10 switches so not that big of a deal. But still adds to the cost if you are comparing based on price. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07XPN8PL8/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o02_s02?ie=UTF8&psc=1 To summarize: • The lights are amazing. I highly recommend them, even with the given switch problem. • They function exactly as described, if not better. • Installation is simple. Just remember what I mentioned in my tip to keep them aligned in a long string. • Switches are cheap and I would not put more then 2 lights on them at a time. Thus, you may want to include the cost of purchasing higher quality switches into your budget, if that is an issue. Click on the included link above for the switches I purchased.

I ordered a 6 unit system for my shop in Canada. It was easy and quick to install and transformed my shop experience by illuminating with a brilliant blue white light. When I arrived at my shop in Georgia in a large garage I ordered a double system with 2 packs of 6 in one box. Although it wasn’t listed as an option I connected all 12 lights on one circuit for convenience — one switch. Works brilliant. But I was one male-to-female connector short because of the off-label configuration I made. I emailed Barrina - got an immediate positive response from Zari (on a Sunday!) and after a brief exchange of information was advised that a replacement connector pack will be shipped out to me shortly, gratis. Later Zari got back to me to inform (gently warn) me that 8 units daisy-chained was the safe limit due to potential circuit overload so I complied and easily reconfigured the 12 units on 2 circuits so good followup by Barrina. So a completely positive experience — the product is great, at a good price, and the customer service superlative. Five stars +.

Holy bright! I have zero shadows. Light everywhere. Daisy chain connectors eliminate all the extension cord nonsense. I think I'll get a tan if I sit too long. This is an amazing lighting system. Five stars across the board.

I'm updating the lighting in my garage and was agonizing over the myriad possibilities. I tried these and wow! The box arrived on time and was so small I thought it was a mistake. Opened it up and the lights were so compact that 4 rows of two lights back to back were only 4" x 3" x 46". The connecting wires were distributed in a cardboard channel the length of the lights. I read comments here about the delicateness of the metal parts of the lights and how they sometimes come dented or creased. These were perfect. I was able to test them quickly by using the 7 interconnect cords and 1 of the 4 plug/switch cables. I was able to push in the connectors' plugs carefully and not bend/deform the lights. The clips are tiny but match the lights. The screws are also small and as commenters here have noted, the Philips head strips easily. I found that manual drive just part way and then use a power tool to fairly quickly drive until tight prevented stripping. I found that the shape of the head caused a bit of resistance when hand tightening just prior to fastening the clip tight. Going the next little bit by hand had a big chance of stripping the head; whereas, the fast drive had some momentum and overcame the resistance without stripping the the head. I used PH2 size bit. I managed to not mangle the clips but I can see how easy that might be if one tried t rotate a tightened clip out of alignment with a stripped head that couldn't be loosened. I had one case where I used two pieces of 1x4 material to securely hold the clip and rotate carefully. The 8 lights cover a 30' x 12' garage with 4 sets of 2 lights. Attached is a picture I took after doing the first 4 lights. I'll likely get some wire molding to protect and coverup the connecting wires on the beam. I'll also fix up the power side. I wish there were 4 hard wire tails and not just two, but I think I can modify a couple of the provided end-to-end connectors to act as hardwire pigtails. Interestingly the tails have hot, common, and ground, but the plug/switch connectors and the 48" connecting cords only have 2 wires. But that's okay given proper polarization. The 4000K color seems great and the 2200LM brightness is ample. Overall, so far so good. At $7.50 per light, quite the bargain too. I hope they last, but swapping out should be simple if the same form factor is maintained over the long haul.

I'm a car guy. I have a 2 car garage, and I use it to actually store 2 cars. It's not a storage area, it's not a gym it's a garage. In addition to the 2 cars I have shelves with automotive stuff, tools, fluids etc. I have a work bench. Then I have the other stuff, 2 bicycles, a couple of kayaks and various sports equipment. When I moved in about 20 years ago I installed 3 of the typical 4 ft.-2 fluorescent fixtures in the ceiling to supplement the 2 ceiling bulbs that came with the house. The lighting was obviously better but still sucked. I have a lift in my garage and I do routine maintenance and it's still tough to see well while working on the cars. Over the past few years I've been looking at LED's but the more I looked the more confused I got and essentially it was paralysis by analysis. This past week I decided OK, enough is enough. I need more light. I looked at bunch of Youtubes and these lights kept popping up in different reviews and they were very positive. So, I ordered 12 of these. I figured after all these years of working in crappy light there's no such thing as too much light. These showed up very quickly. I was amazed how light a box of 12 of these was. Then I was amazed how lightweight each bulb was. Quite honestly my 1st impression was this quality must suck. The little mounting brackets that hold the bulbs in place look like they would not hold a Q-tip in place. Anyway, I screw in the 1 little screw that holds each of the mounting bracket in place & I snap the bulb in. The bulb snaps in perfectly and securely. I then attach the power cord and plug that in and holy crap-let there be light. The 1 bulb was amazing. What's really nice about these is that you can run these bulbs in a straight line directly connected to one another and or you can use the 4ft wire that enables you to also connect additional bulbs. You can run I think it said as many as 6 bulbs off of 1 power cord. I put 6 of these up so they form a perfect rectangle over the perimeter of the car that would be on the lift. I put 2 over my work bench and 2 above the 2nd car. The last 2 I put in the unfinished part of my finished basement that I use to store car parts and my race tires. Although I had bulbs and fluorescents there, these give off way more light and a better quality light. And the entire time I was mounting these I did not drop 1 bulb until I said to myself I can't believe I have not dropped any bulbs-sure enough I got cocky & careless and dropped 1 from an 8ft ladder. I figured, OK it's done but I have 11 more. To my amazement it was not damaged and worked perfectly. Now I had slack in some of the wires up on the ceiling. So, I get my trusty staple gun and said to myself-don't put the staple through the wire-sure enough 1st staple dead center through the wire-but the lamp still worked. Next one, I said to myself OK, I already screwed up 1 and got lucky it still worked-next staple another perfect shot through the wire and the bulb still worked. I did remove both of these staples and finally got the hang of not stapling through the wires. All I can say is these things work as advertised. Incredibly easy to install, give off tremendous light. Time will tell about their longevity but 1st impressions are you won't be disappointed by these. I had both my cars outside while doing this and it was late morning early afternoon. One of my neighbors was passing by as I was opening the garage door to put the cars back-he came over and asked if I was doing surgery in there. he said he could not believe the light coming out of my garage.