One of the most common questions we get is "Should I use a UFO high bay or a linear high bay?" UFOs have become very popular due to their compact size, cheap price, and good light output. Linear high bays are also popular and have a more traditional look and are a little larger. So which is better? We offer both so we will "shed some light" on that question.  To start, the first thing to consider is the beam pattern of the light. UFO lights are round so they naturally have a round beam pattern. While linear are rectangle with a rectangle-like beam pattern. Depending on your appl ..read more

Click here for a sample of our light layout package. Click here for an explanation of understanding layout numbers. Please note this is for a work area, not just general storage. Are you "in the dark" about how many lights you need in your building? What type of lights you need? How should you position them? Well, let's "shed some light" on that situation.  To start, there is no single light setup for every situation. You may see other companies online or on social media giving one size fits all suggestions. (hyperlite, adiding, green light depot, and so on.)  I am many times amazed ..read more

We realize 2020 and now 2021 has been quite a time for us all.  Covid has impacted most of us in one way or another, and that couldn’t reign truer for businesses.  Compared to how hard some businesses have been hit we have been pretty blessed, yet we are still seeing some big impacts and wanted to keep you informed.  At the moment, all Light Emitting Diodes are produced overseas, which sets us up for delays across almost all of our products.  What we’ve been seeing is: product being put on hold at the port, product will ship out but sit at a different port for an unforeseen ..read more

    It's always interesting when a customer tells us how they've utilized one of our lights for a way other than what we would think to use it for.  Our 2' T8 Integrated Lights don't get very much love; the 4' version is always being used to relight shops/buildings/etc, but there are so many unthought-of applications for the 2'.  Here are some of our favorites that either our customers have passed on to us, or we've utilized ourselves.   Trouble light  Purchase a 2' Integrated light and one of our 110 plugin cords and you've got an instant light that's perfect for working under vehicles or on ..read more

It's been quite some time since I've written a blog post.  We've had quite a few changes that I'd like to introduce to keep you all in the loop! First things first- we've added a Petersen to our business! Carter was born early September of this year and has kept mom and dad busy.    We are currently in the process of restocking all of our products, so please bear with us as we wait for things to filter in.  We plan to have an end of the year sale on our Petersen LEDs once we are stocked up. Part of mine and Jeff's plan since we've started Petersen Parts was to carry Agricultural parts on our s ..read more