Description
This compact GU10 LED spotlight bulb is 35mm across and 46mm tall, where most GU10 bulbs are about 50mm wide. The smaller size is the point: it is designed for small luminaires and neat little lamps. The lighting trade calls the size PAR11, or simply mini GU10. The number is the diameter in eighths of an inch, so PAR11 is another way of saying 35mm. It has a white plastic frame, draws 2.2W and gives out 200lm of cool 6500K daylight, spread over a wide 100° beam.
GU10 is a standard cap, so this bulb twists into any GU10 lampholder; the real question is whether the fitting around it was made for a 35mm bulb. Our advice is to measure the bulb you are taking out: if its face is about 35mm across, this is the like-for-like size. The colour of the light is the other decision. At 6500K, daylight white sits at the cool end of the scale, a crisp white with a faint blue cast, where warm white is around 2700K to 3000K, closer to an old filament bulb. Choose it if you want light that looks clean and cool rather than soft and warm.
The frame flares from a narrower neck above the two GU10 pins to a smooth white face. It runs on 220-240V at 50Hz, which suits the UK's 230V mains. It is not dimmable, so it belongs on a plain on and off switch rather than a dimmer circuit. Colour rendering is Ra 80, the usual level for everyday LED lighting; for judging colours closely, such as matching paint, look for Ra 90 or above. The rated life is 15,000 hours, which at three hours a day comes to more than thirteen years. And with that plain face, it looks tidy in an open fitting where the bulb is on show.
Specification
| Cap / fitting |
GU10 twist-lock |
| Bulb shape |
Spotlight (PAR11) |
| Power |
2.2 W |
| Luminous flux |
200 lm |
| Colour temperature |
6500K (Daylight) |
| Colour rendering (CRI) |
Ra 80 |
| Beam angle |
100° |
| Dimmable |
No |
| Rated life |
15000 hours |
| Dimensions |
Ø35 × 46 mm |
Downloads
Product Specification Sheet
Range Datasheet
Frequently Asked
Will this fit a light that takes a standard GU10 bulb?
The cap is a standard GU10, so it will twist into the lampholder, but at 35mm across it is 15mm narrower than the usual 50mm GU10. It is designed for small luminaires, so measure the face of the bulb you are replacing before you buy.
Can I use this bulb with a dimmer switch?
No. It is not dimmable, so it is meant for an ordinary on and off switch. If your fitting is on a dimmer circuit, choose a GU10 bulb that is marked as dimmable instead.
How bright is a 200 lumen bulb?
It gives out 200lm from 2.2W. Lumens measure brightness, so compare that figure with the lumen rating of the bulb you are replacing, not its wattage, which only tells you how much power a bulb draws.
Is daylight 6500K a warm or a cool white?
Cool. 6500K sits at the cool end of the white scale, a crisp white with a slight blue tint, close to the colour of daylight. For the warmer, yellower glow of an old filament bulb, look for around 2700K to 3000K instead.
Will it give a narrow, focused spotlight beam?
No, despite the spotlight shape. Its 100° beam is wide, so the light spreads broadly rather than forming a tight pool. If you want to pick out a single object, look for a bulb with a much narrower beam angle.
Is the bulb glass or plastic?
The maker lists the frame material as plastic, finished in white. The complete bulb weighs just 18g.