I'm in the process of building a new shop and the electrican has suggested Xeon lights.

Does anyone have any experience with Xeon lights? I was told they put off a real white light with no or little heat. These lights would be mounted just above my rod lathe.

Larry Tysinger

If they are anything like the bulbs used on the Daylight lamps, they are great to work with. My old lamp finally died and replaced it with a Daylight lamp and it makes a world of difference on how well you can see things with this lamp.

I misspelled the name of the lights..should be Xenon.

Larry Tysinger

HAVE YOU EVER SEEN THE REALY BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT ON NEW CARS
THEY ARE XENON LIGHTS THE HAVE A SPECIAL CONTROL UNIT TO OPERATE.
NOT REALY SURE ABOUT HOUSE LIGHTS
I HAVE REVEAL BULBS IN MY ROD ROOM

Can you say $$$$$$. I know "true" Xeon lighting requires more power so gotta be something special with the fixtures. I haven't heard of Xeon for home lighting, just autos.
As mentioned earlier, go with flourescent fixtures and get the daylight bulbs in them. Will do an excellent job. I have two four foot strips on portable and fully position adjustable stands (what they use in autobody shops). I can roll them around, adjust height, angle everthing. I usually put one at each end of the table, then have another two strips permanently mounted above the bench. I hate shadows when wrapping. I used to have to walk outside in sunlight to assess my wraps. Now, it's all good and not much $$ invested. GO to an electrical supply store (usually cheaper than lowe's and major chains). I got the 4ft strip fixtures for about $10 and the bulbs for less than $3 each.
Another option, but pricey is metal hallide lighting (go to an aquarium shop), but again, special fixtures, generate alot of heat and expensive.

I use a Xeon flash light at my job. i repair cars and for a white lite you cannot find any better. My flash lite gets a little warm after a while. good luck.

You better check out the the temp. of these lights. Just as stated in the post, I also think that the heat up.