EYE Spotlight Bar, Silver, 3 x GU10, 50 cm, Metal, IP20 — Lamps Not Included

EYE is a three-head spotlight bar of 50 cm length, made of metal in a silver finish. Three GU10 sockets, IP20, 230 V supply. Product code 2098.

Three points of light from one ceiling box

The point of a spotlight bar is that a single connection in the ceiling becomes three separate light sources, spread across half a metre. Instead of one circle of light under the fitting you get three smaller pools that can be laid out along a worktop, a bookcase or a wall of pictures.

It earns its keep above all where new wiring cannot be run: in a rented flat, on a loft slope, above a hallway mirror or in a display window. One box, three points, and no chasing into the wall.

GU10 sockets — the light is your choice

The fitting does not include lamps. At first glance a drawback; in practice it is the greatest advantage of the GU10 socket, because you choose the light yourself and can change it at any time without replacing the fitting:

• Beam angle — 36° to accent a single picture or object, 60° to light a wider stretch of wall or worktop evenly;
• Colour temperature — 2700–3000 K for a living room or bedroom, 4000 K over a work surface, in an office or a display;
• Brightness — from a few hundred lumens for accent work to over 500 lm per lamp if the bar is to light a room;
• Dimming — available, provided you pick dimmable GU10 LED lamps and a dimmer rated for LED loads.

One rule matters more than the rest: buy three identical lamps from one batch. With three spotlights side by side even a small colour difference shows immediately, and the spread between manufacturers is often wider than the spread between their stated figures.

Dimensions — 50 cm is a lot for a bar

EYE measures 50 cm long, 10 cm wide and 15 cm high. Compare those figures with the position before the fitting arrives:

• Half a metre is more than a typical two-head bar (usually 20–30 cm), so above a narrow mirror or in a small hallway it can dominate the wall;
• 15 cm of height matters on a sloping ceiling and under a low beam — the heads stand off the mounting surface and need clearance;
• Mounted above a worktop, half a metre lets the three points be spread to cover the whole working zone rather than just its centre.

Specification

• Product code: 2098 | EAN: 5901087120986
• Dimensions: length 50 cm, width 10 cm, height 15 cm
• Number of light points: 3 | Socket: GU10
• Lamps included: no
• Material: metal | Colour: silver / chrome
• Supply: 230 V | Ingress protection: IP20
• Dimming: depends on the lamp fitted

Things to bear in mind

IP20 restricts installation to dry rooms. The bar is not suitable for bathroom zones 0–2 (over a bath, over a shower, within reach of a jet) or for outdoor use. In a bathroom it may only go outside those zones — above the door, say, or above a mirror set back from the basin.

Check the maximum lamp wattage in the instructions supplied with the fitting before buying lamps. The metal head carries heat away, but every fitting has a stated limit, and exceeding it shortens the life of both the lamp and the socket.

You need three GU10 lamps to complete it. Worth ordering them with the fitting, so you do not discover after installation that the bar is on the ceiling and not lighting anything.