Description
This is a 4ft LED batten, 1200mm end to end, drawing 42W and giving out 4800 lumens of 4000K cool white light. The LEDs are built into the fitting, so there is no tube to buy now and none to source in five years. It is rated IP65, and it carries an emergency function, which means it keeps giving light if the mains supply fails. Those three things together, the length, the sealing and the emergency gear, are what separate it from a plain indoor batten on a bracket.
A 4ft run is the standard length for garages, workshops, plant rooms, stores and utility corridors, and 4800 lumens is a working level of light rather than a background one. The 4000K colour sits between the yellow cast of warm white and the blue of daylight, so it reads clean and neutral, which suits a space where the job is to see what you are doing. IP65 describes two separate things: the first digit means the body is fully sealed against dust, and the second means it withstands water jets from any direction. In a dusty or a washed down room, that sealing is what keeps the output where it started.
The photograph shows a one piece sealed body with a ribbed translucent diffuser running its full length, grey end caps and clips along the side holding the diffuser closed, with a cable gland at one end. It is not a dimmable fitting, so wire it to a plain switch rather than a dimmer plate. It is sold as a single fitting, ordered one at a time, so you can match the count to the run you are lighting. Dust costs a diffuser its output, and on a sealed body it settles on the outside where a cloth can reach it.
Specification
| Light source |
Integrated LED |
| Power |
42W |
| Brightness |
4800lm |
| Colour temperature |
4000K, cool white |
| Emergency |
Built in emergency function |
| Dimmable |
No |
| IP rating |
IP65 |
| Length |
1200mm, 4ft |
| Sold as |
One fitting |
| Minimum order |
1, sold in multiples of 1 |
Frequently Asked
How long does the emergency light stay on if the power goes?
The fitting is built to keep giving light when the mains supply fails, but the manufacturer does not state a duration anywhere in the specification, so we will not quote one.
Can this batten be dimmed?
No. The specification records it as non dimmable, so run it from an ordinary wall switch rather than a dimmer plate.
Does it take a fluorescent tube?
No. The LEDs are integrated into the fitting itself, so there is no tube to buy, no tube to fit and none to replace later.
What fluorescent wattage does 42W replace?
The manufacturer does not state an equivalent wattage in the specification or on the pack, so we cannot give you a replacement figure.
What does IP65 actually protect against?
The six means the body is fully sealed against dust ingress, and the five means it resists water jets directed at it from any angle.
How bright is 4800 lumens in practice?
It is a working light level rather than background lighting, so plan the number of fittings by the floor area and the height you are lighting from.