reccomend me an outside light

[ExArmy]

i need a light to illuminate a farm yard, i will be mounted on a shed approx 10M up, and needs to illuminate approx 300M² of yard.
there was a sodium lamp there, but it was poor quality, the plastic went brittle over 2 years and cracked where it mounts(probably from catcing the wind) and then let water in, which subsequently kept blowing the MCB.

so i am looking for an energy efficient one, with a photocell, that is tough and durable and preferably IP 66 minimum. whats the best thing on the market that meets my criteria?

thanks in advance

 

[mattmoo1974]

Exarmy Ring ya wholesalers and speak to the (one sometimes 2 or 3) who has a brain
Im lucky iv got 2 at my Wholesalers, I tell them what im after and the price range and bingo

 

[Dan23584]

Go for LED flood, expensive but exceptionally good.

 

[The Ranger]

400W halide

 

[Engineer54]

Go for LED flood, expensive but exceptionally good.

The very word ''Expensive'' isn't in any Farmer's that i know vocabulary mate!!
They are to cap a well know phrase ''Tight as a Ducks A**e in Cramp'' ...lol!!

 

[mattmoo1974]

Its not "Tight" its "Careful"
They all seem to drive 10k plus landrover 90's tho..

 

[telectrix]

metal halide. 400watt. you may need 2 for that area.

 

[topquark]

Steinel XLed FE25 (around £300 full trade, but avail cheaper).

Scrap that it's only IP44

 

[telectrix]

LEDs for 300sq.m........ be pushed to illuminate 300 sq. in.

 

[topquark]

LEDs for 300sq.m........ be pushed to illuminate 300 sq. in.

10M x 30M ain't that big. Depends how light it needs to be

 

[Dan23584]

A 80W LED flood is as bright as 800W Halogen and about 50000 hours life on the LED.

I fitted one the other day and was impressed.

 

[mattmoo1974]

Put 2 cheap floodys up and make sure is loader/tractor cant reach that high.. He ll be happy and you ll get to change bulbs for the forseable...

 

[The Ranger]

A 80W LED flood is as bright as 800W Halogen and about 50000 hours life on the LED.

I fitted one the other day and was impressed.

really I've been doing comparisons today albeit 58W tubes to LED they come up slightly brighter but not to a ratio as you've put

 

[topquark]

Spec gives the steinel (60W) as:

Voltage - 230v - 240v, 50 Hz
Energy Consumed: 60w
Light output approx: 300w Halogen
Life of LEDs: - up to 50,000 hours

 

[ExArmy]

was going to ring the wholesalers, just wanted to know what i was talking about before I do.
last time i asked the guy at the wholesalersfor advice i got sold the wrong parts and was told a load of crap!