NIDAROS 2124GR is an outdoor ceiling luminaire from the Norwegian brand Norlys – a powder-coated cast aluminium cylinder in graphite, 18 cm tall, closed with clear safety glass, throwing light downwards only, at 24°.
A 25-year anti-corrosion warranty
That is a figure worth reading twice. On an outdoor fitting the main risk is not a failed diode but corrosion of the housing – road salt in winter, coastal fog, freeze-thaw cycles. Norlys covers that with a 25-year anti-corrosion warranty, alongside the standard 5 years on the product. The claim rests on specific construction: powder-coated cast aluminium, a material that does not rust in the first place, plus a coating protecting it from UV and soiling.
BUG rating B1-U1-G0 – a fitting that does not litter the sky
This figure rarely reaches a datasheet, and it is one of the more important ones outdoors. BUG describes where light escapes: B (backlight) how much goes behind, U (uplight) how much goes up, G (glare) how much leaves at dazzling angles. A rating of B1-U1-G0 means zero glare and minimal emission outside the target area. In practice: the light lands where it should – on the terrace, at the door, along the path – and not in a neighbour's window or in the sky.
Phase dimming – with an ordinary dimmer
The luminaire supports trailing-edge phase dimming, that is, standard dimmers fitted in a back box. No DALI bus and no controller – a dimmer in place of the switch is enough. For terrace or facade lighting that is a practical difference: full output when you need to see something, dimmed for the evening.
The figures that do not show up in the price
At 8.5 W the fitting delivers 825 lm, an efficacy of 97.1 lm/W – high for an outdoor luminaire with a full aluminium body. The 50,000 h rating covers the driver as well as the LED module, which is not a given: in many fittings it is the driver that goes first. THD 15% and PF 0.90 describe how cleanly it draws current – with several fittings on one circuit that matters to the installation. SDCM 3 guarantees that several units mounted side by side share the same colour with no visible drift.
Serviceability
Both the LED module and the control gear are replaceable – but by professional service. This is not a fitting where the owner changes something, but neither is it disposable: years later the whole housing does not have to come off the facade.
Installation
Fixed through two holes, per the supplied instructions, to a horizontal surface. Ingress protection IP65 – fully dust-tight and water-jet resistant. Colour 4000 K (neutral white), CRI 80. Weight 1.47 kg. Country of origin: European Union.
Specification
- Index: 2124GR, Nidaros collection (Norlys), EAN 7042892124085
- Type: outdoor ceiling luminaire, integrated LED, one-directional downward light at 24°
- Dimensions: 18 x 12 x 12 cm
- Power: 8.5 W; output: 825 lm; efficacy 97.1 lm/W
- Colour: 4000 K; CRI 80; SDCM 3
- Dimming: yes – phase, trailing edge
- Rated life: 50,000 h (LED module and driver)
- BUG rating: B1-U1-G0
- Supply: 230 V; PF 0.90; THD 15%
- Ingress protection: IP65; fixed through 2 holes
- Material: powder-coated cast aluminium; clear safety glass diffuser; graphite
- Warranty: 5 years; anti-corrosion warranty 25 years; weight 1.47 kg
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