The ZAMBELIS E230 is an outdoor step light with a square graphite body measuring 12.5 × 12.5 cm. Light leaves through a single horizontal slot aimed downwards rather than across the whole face of the fitting. The housing is moulded from ABS with a matt, lightly textured finish.
How far it projects and what the installation needs
The fitting stands 2.5 cm clear of the wall. On a flight of stairs or in a narrow passage that is shallow enough to stay out of the way of a foot or a trouser leg. The 12.5 cm square face covers roughly the area of a standard flush-mounting box with its frame — a measurement worth holding against the width of the wall it is going on.
The manufacturer's data sheet lists both the cutting hole and the required depth as "None": the E230 needs no chase cut and no recessed box. It fixes to a finished wall, so it can be added to a façade after the building work is over. No connecting cable is supplied. The driver sits inside the fitting, so it wires straight to the 230 V mains without a separate transformer, and the declared safety class I means a protective earth conductor has to reach the terminal.
How much light the E230 gives
Output is 69 lm for a 2 W draw. That is orientation lighting: the fitting marks the edge of a step and brightens the band of wall beneath it, but it will not light a whole staircase or terrace — by comparison, the old 60 W incandescent bulb gave around 800 lm. The 3000 K colour temperature is warm, with a slightly yellow cast.
The LED is built in and cannot be replaced, so the life of the fitting is the life of the light source: the manufacturer declares L70B50 30,000 h, which at three hours a day works out at roughly 27 years. The fitting is not dimmable.
Where it can be mounted
IP65 means a dust-tight housing protected against water jets, so the fitting can sit on an unsheltered wall and take rain directly. The manufacturer permits operation from −25 to 50 °C and marks the E230 SeaSide, a designation intended for coastal sites where there is salt in the air. The ABS body does not corrode, and the graphite shade stays legible against both pale and dark render.
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