G23 LED PLS Bulb 3W 370lm Non-Dimmable - Cool White 4000K

This is a 3W LED PLS lamp with a G23 two pin cap, the flat two pin base used on slimline compact fluorescent sticks. It gives 370 lumens at 4000K, a cool white that reads clean and slightly blue next to the 2700K and 3000K lamps more common in living rooms. The form is the familiar upright stick, with a white base and a single folded tube above it, so it drops straight into the same space the fluorescent version occupied. The pack gives it as a 7W replacement.

G23 turns up in narrow places rather than open ones: under cupboard striplights in a kitchen, cabinet and display lighting, utility and garage battens, desk and task lamps, and the shallow enclosed fittings used on landings where a full size tube will not fit. Cool white suits all of those. It keeps worktops, shelves and workbenches honest about colour, which matters when you are chopping, reading small print or sorting cable, and it avoids the yellow cast a warm white lamp lays over a white cupboard door.

Check the cap before you order. G23 has two flat pins and will not go into a four pin G24 holder, nor into the 2G7 and 2G11 caps used on longer sticks. The lamp is not dimmable, so keep it on a plain switch rather than a dimmer circuit. Its energy rating is E, and the pack prints a 30 year lifespan. Each box holds one lamp, with a minimum order of 10 in multiples of 10, which works out well when you are relamping a whole run of fittings at once. Alongside this one we stock 2G7 LED PLS lamps in 4.5W and 5W, and 2G11 LED PLL lamps from 8W up to 24W, all in the same 4000K cool white.

Will this fit any G23 lamp holder?

It fits a G23 two pin holder. Count the pins on the old lamp first: a four pin G24 base, or a 2G7 or 2G11 base, will not accept this one.

Will it work with the control gear already in my fitting?

The manufacturer does not state which ballasts or starters this lamp works with, so check the instructions for your fitting, or ask an electrician, before swapping the old lamp out.

How bright is 370 lumens in practice?

It is a task level output rather than a room filling one, which is why G23 lamps are used in striplights, cabinet lights and desk lamps where the light sits close to the surface.

Can I put it on a dimmer?

No. The specification gives it as non dimmable, so run it from an ordinary on and off switch rather than a dimmer or a trailing edge module.

Is an IP rating given for this lamp?

The manufacturer does not state one, so treat it as an ordinary indoor lamp for dry, enclosed or open fittings away from damp and splashing.

How many do I have to buy?

Each box contains one lamp and the minimum order is 10, in multiples of 10, so the smallest purchase is ten individually boxed lamps.