V-TAC LED Panel Recessed Premium Downlight 3W Square 90x90 VT-61003 6500K 330lm.

VT-61003 is the smallest LED panel in V-TAC's mini-panel family: a square just 9 cm to a side and 2.8 cm thick, delivering 330 lumens on 3 W. This is not a fitting for lighting a room — it is a light point for places where a bigger panel simply does not fit: alcoves, cabinets, stair landings, dropped ceiling sections, furniture builds.

Backlit in a 9 × 9 cm format

Despite its size the panel uses backlit technology — the diodes are spread across the whole face rather than sitting along the edges. At such a small format that has a noticeable effect: the luminous surface is uniform, without the brighter outline and darker centre that are especially visible in edge-lit mini panels. An efficacy of 110 lm/W matches panels many times larger.

Cool white at 6500 K

6500 K is cool, distinctly bluish white — the coldest usually offered. It is chosen deliberately where contrast and legibility matter more than mood: plant rooms, garages, storerooms, shop back areas, display cases holding goods that should look fresh. In a living room or bedroom this colour reads as harsh — for living spaces the 3000 K or 4000 K variant from the same series is the better pick.

Specification

• Type: recessed LED panel, backlit, square
• Power: 3 W
• Luminous flux: 330 lm
• Efficacy: 110 lm/W
• Colour temperature: 6500 K (cool white)
• Colour rendering: CRI > 80 (R9 = 1)
• Colour consistency: SDCM 6
• Supply: AC 220–240 V, 50/60 Hz
• Energy efficiency class: E
• Dimensions: 90.2 × 90.2 × 28.2 mm
• Material: plastic, white
• Ingress protection: IP20 (dry rooms)
• Dimmable: no
• Switching cycles: over 15,000
• Rated life: approx. 18 years at 3 hours a day
• Net weight: 0.08 kg
• Warranty: 2 years
• Certification: CE, EMC, RoHS
• EPREL registration number: 1567428

Installation

The panel is designed for suspended ceilings, plasterboard and furniture builds — it slides into a prepared aperture and sprung clips pull the frame against the board. The driver is supplied with the fitting. At 2.8 cm the depth is modest: the panel fits even where only a few centimetres remain above the board. The IP20 rating restricts it to dry rooms — it is not suitable for bathroom zones exposed to water, nor for outdoor use.

Where it works

At 330 lumens a single panel puts out roughly as much as one LED candle bulb — too little to light a room, but right for accent lighting or as one element of a run. A dozen or more laid out on a regular grid produce the familiar "starry ceiling" effect, while individual units work well over a worktop in a fitted unit, in a display case, in a shelved alcove or above the entrance to a service room.

About the manufacturer

V-TAC is a European LED lighting manufacturer based in Bulgaria, specialising in technical luminaires with a strong specification-to-price ratio. This model's technical data was declared in the EU energy-label registry EPREL under number 1567428.