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@Amiers The "train spaces" or layouts fill almost the entire 6000 square feet of the building. With the exception of walkways about 5' wide and the main walkway being about 7' wide the rest is the layouts.You can see some of the building and layouts by following this link and going to the...

Here is a link to the style of 110-120V old fashioned warehouse lights https://www.build.com/nuvo-lighting-76-660/s326957Here is a link to the lamps we are thinking of using in the warehouse lights...

@ship The peak is about 15' and the side walls are about 10' I haven't measured but a guess from doing other work at the museum. I mentioned in a previous reply we don't want to try to fix the fluorescent fixtures for a few reasons, 1 they are not easy to get to to replace the bulbs, we have to...

@ship I'm not sure I even have $500 to work with much less $5000, but I've been given the task because I mentioned I had an idea of how to make it happen. We don't have the budget to hire an actual designer, so I might be renting some instruments clamping them in place and doing trial and error...

@JonCarter We do not want to keep the existing fluorescent fixtures for multiple reasons. First and foremost the ballasts are dying and the are becoming more difficult to find replacements. Second they are in locations that when the bulbs need replacement we have to build scaffolding over the...

@ship As of now we don't have a budget. I've been tasked with figuring out how to do the things the board members want the lighting system to be able to perform. That being said if it can be done inexpensively, great, but I know from experience and already pricing equipment it's not going to be...

@RonHebbard The 120V old fashioned warehouse lights are new replicas of old fixtures using standard E27 incandescent base connected in normal residential or light industrial wiring. The lamps (bulb) we are looking at using are vintage style dimmable LED bulbs you can purchase at home depot or...

Please forgive me it's been years since I did any lighting design or theatrical lighting. The last time I did it was mid to late 1990s. I know a lot has changed and trying to educate myself on all the changes, that being said, I know enough to be dangerous, but hopefully smart enough to ask for...