Well, Here's my post about what i have on my plate as far as lighting upgrades within the family:
My cousin's grandma's garage and basement:3X F40T12/PH shoplites in the garage with modern lamps
3X F40T12/PH shoplites in the basement with vintage lamps, all 6 fixtures identical
3X F32T8 shoplites stacked in the garage to replace the garage preheaters and 8 NOS Philips F32/741 lamps from 2005
What I need: three shoplites with pull chains; four F32T8 4100K lamps
My great-aunt's house:1X F90T17 preheater
1X F20T12/RS Western Electric reflector fixture, hardwired with KEN-RAD F20/W lamps
1X F20T12/RS Western Electric reflector fixture, with pullchain retrofitted on to one of the endcaps with KEN-RAD F20/W lamps
1X F40T12/RS single lamp NPF strip light with GE F40/CW mainlighter
1X F40T12/RS two-lamp strip light with a GE 35W T12 and a Sylvania Gro-Lux
1X F40T12 two lamp 8ft preheater with no lamps and FS-40/400 manual reset starters. Electrical condition unknown
What i need: 2X two-lamp F17T8 or two-lamp F32T8 fixtures to replace the F20 Western Electric fixtures with 3500K lamps; possibly a fixture to replace the 8ft F40T12 wall mount preheater. If so, probably two single lamp F32 strips from the restore mounted end-to-end...
What I have: single and double lamp T8 ballasts for the strip lights with 3500K lamps; incandescent pull-chain with outlet to replace the F90T17 and it's remotely mounted pull-chain switch
My dad's parents' house (my late grandpa's fixtures):4X F40T12/RS Wetern Electric fixture (three in use, one leaning against the wall in the basment not hooked up)
1X F90T17 preheat louvered fixture, just like the one at my great-aunt's house
1X NOS 1980s LOA shoplite with Philips F40/CW lamps in the opened box (no replacement needed, as it's not in service)
1X F20T12 three-lamp preheater (this light isn't on my radar for replacement)
What i need: Three two-lamp F32T8 hard-mount fixtures (can be strip lights but preferably wrap lights since they look better IMO. I will also need six F32T8 lamps of any color temperature. Probably end up using 3500K to match the T17's replacement.
what i have: Power Products fixture with a 2X F32T8 ballast and 3500K lamps to replace the T17 fixture.
My grandpa's autobody shop:1x F40T12 preheater in the bathroom
3X F40T12/RS four-lamp 2X4 lensed troffers
1X F40T12/RS NPF strip light
2X F96T12/HO industrial fixtures
several F96T12 slimline fixtures
What I have: (1) 2X F32T8 shoplite to replace the bathroom preheater. With 3500K F32T8s. Other fixtures will be upgraded by the request and expense of my grandpa. I'm not a magician that can pop new retrofit supplies out of thin air lol... So I have everything I need to replace my grandpa's preheater. Just gotta get down there somehow.
So Recap of What I Need to Get for Each House:
- Three shoplites with pullchains (just the cheap plug-in kind, i can cut the cords off lol) with four F32T8/CW lamps (to match the T8s that are in storage in the garage)
- Two fixtures, one with a pull-chain, to replace the F20/RS Western Electric fixtures, complete with 3500K lamps; something to replace the 8ft F40T12 fixture (again, probably two single lamp strips I can convert to T8) and I'll need 3500K lamps for that too.
- Three F32T8 hardmount fixtures (preferably wraps, either traditional or, yes, basket wraps.
) complete with lamps, again, probably 3500K
That's all I need. Not actually a whole lot, though unless I can get these items at the ReStore, it could turn out expensive. And hopefully the stuff at the ReStore is in decent condition and only lightly used so I don't have to repaint them. The white paint turns yucky rather easy if the application it's mounted in isn't ideal.
Now which fixtures will I be tackling first? Hard to say. Probably the two T17s and the preheater at my grandpa's shop since I have everything I need to complete those jobs. I will also be retrofitting my great-aunt's strips to T8. After that, maybe my cousin's grandma's garage and basement. I'd like to do them together since i don't go there too often and she's technically not my family so I don't want to pester her any more than necessary. And my great-aunt's F20/RS fixtures will be after that, unless I find fixtures to replace them sooner. I'll end up replacing my aunt, grandma, and late-grandpa's F40 Western Electric garage lights last since i see them every Friday and I don't have to worry about any potential roadblocks popping up before i can get to them.
However, that's seventeen lights, then add the four fixtures I'll be getting from my aunt and uncle and that's 21 fixtures, I'm thinking I won't be able to squeeze nearly TWO DOZEN fixtures in my shed. I'm gonna have to work something out. Maybe a family member would let me stash some of the fixtures somewhere? I'd hate to flat-out ask if i can use their space as a storage facility though. But if anyone offers I won't refuse!