The Samona BF is a 205mm batten fix ceiling light in antique gold with atextured glass shade one B22 bayonet globe, not supplied, at240mm high and 1.15kg.

No source records a maximum wattage for this fitting.Not the datasheet, not our product record, and the old specification table hadno wattage row at all.

On a fitting where you supply the globe, that is the figure that matters: it iswhat tells you and your electrician how much lamp the fitting is built to carry.Ask us before you buy globes and we will confirm it with Telbix. As a working rule,a modern LED B22 of any sensible output draws well under any limit a fitting likethis would have but we are not going to publish a number nobody recorded.

What batten fix means, and why you might want one

Our page never said. A batten fix fitting mountsdirectly onto the ceiling, over the existing wiring point, withno suspension, no drop and no separate mounting plate. It is thesimplest ceiling fitting there is.

The practical case for one:

• It replaces a bare batten holder. If you have a naked globe on a ceiling in a laundry, hallway, garage, robe or under a house a batten fix is thedirect upgrade, with no rewiring and no new fixing.
• It takes almost no headroom 240mm total, sittingflat against the ceiling.
• You keep control of the globe, and so of the brightness, the colour and the costof replacing it which an integrated LED fitting does not allow.

The Samona takes that plainest of formats and gives it a textured glass shade in antiquegold, which is the point: a batten fix that does not look like a utilityfitting.

B22 bayonet, not screw

This is one of very few fittings in this catalogue that takes abayonet globe. B22 (also called BC) is thepush-and-twist base two pins, a quarter turn and it was theAustralian standard for decades. Almost everything else here is E27, which screws in.

They are not interchangeable. If you have a drawer of spare E27 globes, none ofthem will fit this. Buy B22, and if in doubt send us a photo of what you havenow on an existing batten holder, the base you already have is very likely B22, whichis exactly why this fitting uses it.

Choose warm 2700K: against antique gold, cool white readsgreen. And because the glass is textured rather than opal, the globe issoftened but partly visible so use a compact globe, not alarge decorative one that will show as a shadow.

It dims, with the right globe. Our record saysNo; the datasheet and the page both sayglobe dependent, and they are right there is nothing in a batten fix holderbut the holder. Fit a dimmable LED and use a wall dimmer.

Textured glass, and where it belongs

The Samona’s textured glass gives a warm, softly diffused glowwith the source broken up rather than hidden or exposed the modern-artisanalcharacter the range is built on.

At 205mm across and 240mm high on a 120mm canopy,it suits hallways, landings, entries, robes, laundries and small bedrooms anywhere you would otherwise accept a plain oyster or a bare globe. In aliving room it is a modest fitting; ask us about the Samona pendants for that.

The range is unusually complete. Samona is made as thisbatten fix, a wall light, and pendants in three, six and eight lights all inthe same textured glass and antique gold. So a hall can carry the batten fix, the dining room theeight-light, and both read as one decision. (Our page carried only the range copy, which describespendants and wall lights a list this product is not on.)

ClassI earth required, andIP20 indoor and dry locations only, so not a bathroom and not asteamy laundry. In iron and glass. At 1.15kg itfixes to a standard ceiling point without special provision.

Where it works

• Replacing a bare batten holder hallways, robes, laundries, under-house.
• Landings and entries, where headroom is tight.
• Alongside Samona pendants and wall lights, as one scheme.
• B22 bayonet, not E27 screw your spare globes will not fit.
• No maximum wattage is recorded ask us before buying globes.

Specifying it

205mm across by 240mm high, canopy120mm, 1.15kg, iniron and textured glass, antique gold. OneB22 (bayonet) globe, NOT supplied;maximum wattage is not recorded in any source ask us;dimming is globe dependent. 240V,ClassI earth required,IP20 indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years, as a replacementwarranty.

Supplied and supported by Lights For You.

Questions

What is a batten fix light?

One that mounts directly onto the ceiling over the existing wiring point, with no suspension, no drop and no separate mounting plate the simplest ceiling fitting there is. If you have a bare globe on a ceiling in a laundry, hallway, garage or robe, a batten fix is the direct upgrade with no rewiring.

What globe does it take?

One B22 a bayonet base, push and twist, two pins and a quarter turn. That is unusual here: almost everything else in this catalogue is E27, which screws in, and the two are not interchangeable. On an existing batten holder the base you already have is very likely B22, which is exactly why this fitting uses it. Send us a photo if you are unsure.

What wattage globe can I use?

No source records a maximum not the datasheet, not our record, and the old specification table had no wattage row at all. On a fitting where you supply the globe that is the figure that matters, so ask us and we will confirm it with Telbix. As a working rule, a modern LED B22 of any sensible output draws well under any limit a fitting like this would have.

Can I dim it?

With a dimmable LED and a wall dimmer, yes. Our record says No; the datasheet and page both say globe dependent, and they are right there is nothing in a batten fix holder but the holder.

Which globe shape should I choose?

A compact one, in warm 2700K. The glass is textured rather than opal, so the globe is softened but partly visible a large decorative globe will show through as a shadow. And against antique gold, cool white reads green.

Can it go in a bathroom or laundry?

A dry laundry, yes. A bathroom or a laundry that gets steam, no it is IP20, indoor and dry locations only.

Does it match anything else?

Yes Samona is made as this batten fix, a wall light, and pendants in three, six and eight lights, all in the same textured glass and antique gold. A hall can carry the batten fix and the dining room the eight-light, and both read as one decision.