SLV KADUX 1 GU10 Recessed Downlight black square max 50 W 30° tilt 8x8 cm cut-out 115510

KADUX 1 is a square recessed downlight with a GU10 socket, in matt black, with gimbal tilt over a 30° range. It needs an 8 × 8 cm cut-out and 13 cm of installation depth.

Gimbal tilt – a downlight that aims

The inner body is gimbal-mounted, so it rotates and tilts independently of the square frame, which stays parallel to the ceiling. The tilt range is 30°.

That is the essential difference from a fixed downlight. A row of these can all be aimed at one wall – with pictures, with shelving, with textured plaster – while keeping a perfectly regular grid of squares on the ceiling. After a rearrangement only the inserts are re-aimed; the frames stay where they are.

An 8 × 8 cm cut-out and 13 cm of depth

Two numbers to check before buying. The cut-out is square, 8 × 8 cm – a different format from the usual round downlights, needing a rectangular opening rather than a hole saw. More important is the second figure: 13 cm of installation depth.

Thirteen centimetres is a lot. In an ordinary suspended plasterboard ceiling the void above the board is often less, particularly where ventilation ducting runs or in a low room. Measure this before ordering, because it decides whether the fitting will go in at all.

It fixes with spring clips – the fitting slides into the opening and the springs open above the board, pulling the frame up to the ceiling. Installation without screws, but it does need a rigid board of adequate thickness.

A GU10 socket rated to 50 W

The fitting takes GU10 lamps in the QPAR51 format (the standard 50 mm reflector), with a 50 W limit. That limit dates from the halogen era; today's sensible choice is a 5–9 W LED, which at the same size gives comparable output at a tenth of the consumption.

Because the fitting is directional, the lamp's beam angle sets the effect: 24–36° gives a defined cone on a picture or a shelf, 60° a soft wash over part of the room. No lamp is supplied.

Supplied ready to connect

The manufacturer notes that KADUX 1 arrives ready for direct connection to the 230 V mains – no external driver or transformer, which distinguishes it from low-voltage fittings. Protection class I requires an earth conductor.

The body is aluminium, in matt black with a black interior – a dark interior limits glare, because the lamp sits deeper and is less visible at an angle. IP20 places the fitting in dry interiors.

Specification

• Manufacturer: SLV, KADUX series, article no. 115510
• EAN: 4024163151467
• Type: recessed downlight, square, 1 light point
• Socket: GU10, QPAR51 format
• Maximum power: 50 W
• Lamp included: no
• Adjustment: rotatable and tiltable (gimbal), 30° tilt range
• Light emission: direct
• Supply: 220–240 V ~50/60 Hz, direct to mains
• Protection class: I
• Ingress protection: IP20 (dry interiors)
• External dimensions: 9 × 9 × 13 cm
• Cut-out: rectangular, 8 × 8 cm
• Installation depth: 13 cm
• Fixing: spring clips
• Net weight: 0.366 kg; gross weight: 0.417 kg
• Material: aluminium
• Colour: matt black (black interior)
• Warranty: 5 years