Description
This is a 10W LED lamp built to take the place of a four pin compact fluorescent PL-T, and the pack puts the equivalence at 32W. It gives 1375 lumens at 4000K, a cool white that sits between the yellow of a warm bulb and the blue edge of daylight, and it carries a D energy rating. The cap is GX24q, the four pin version, with four flat pins set in a keyed white base. Energizer prints a 30,000 hour lifespan on the box. It is not dimmable.
GX24q caps turn up in recessed ceiling downlights, wall washers and compact commercial fittings, so this suits office ceilings, shop floors, stairwells, corridors, hallways, garages and utility rooms. Check the cap on the old lamp rather than the fitting before you order: a four pin GX24q will not seat in a two pin GX24d holder, and the cap code is usually printed on the base of the lamp you are taking out. At 4000K the light reads clean and neutral, which suits anywhere you want to see clearly, such as worktops, stock shelving and entrance areas. It is a poor match for a sitting room, where 2700K warm white is the usual choice.
Settle one thing before you buy. The pack says the lamp is not compatible with an electronic ballast, so the existing control gear has to be removed and the lampholder wired direct to the mains, work the pack asks a qualified electrician to carry out to BS7671. There is no dimming, so keep it on a plain switch circuit. Energizer prints no IP rating, so treat it as a lamp for dry indoor positions. Each box holds one bulb, and the minimum order is 10, sold in multiples of 10. Our wider range of LED PL lamps runs to 2G11 PLL and 2G7 PLS versions in the same cool white 4000K.
Specification
| Fitting |
GX24q, 4 pin |
| Shape |
PLT/E |
| Technology |
LED |
| Wattage |
10W |
| Brightness |
1375lm |
| Equivalent |
32W, as printed on the pack |
| Colour temperature |
4000K cool white |
| Dimmable |
No |
| Energy rating |
D |
| Lifespan as printed |
30,000 hours |
| Sold as |
Single bulb |
| Minimum order |
10, sold in multiples of 10 |
Frequently Asked
Will this fit a two pin GX24d holder?
No. This is the four pin GX24q version, and the two pin and four pin bases are not interchangeable, so count the pins on the lamp you are removing before you order.
Do I have to remove the ballast?
Yes. The pack states the lamp is not compatible with an electronic ballast, so the control gear must be taken out and the holder wired direct to the mains by a qualified electrician working to BS7671.
Can I use it on a dimmer?
No. The specification lists it as non dimmable, so wire it to a plain on and off switch. Used on a dimmer it may flicker, buzz or fail early.
How does 1375 lumens compare with the tube it replaces?
The pack rates the lamp as a 32W replacement and quotes 1375 lumens measured in a sphere, so expect a comparable spread of light from a lamp drawing 10W.
What does 4000K cool white actually look like?
It is a clean, neutral white with no yellow cast, sharper in feel than 2700K warm white and less blue than 6500K daylight. It suits task and circulation areas.
Does it have an IP rating?
Energizer does not print an IP rating on the pack and the specification does not state one, so we state none. Fit it in a dry indoor position only.