The Orlin OY50 is a 500mm LED oyster with a walnut-tonedwood rim and black detail 36W giving 1,875lm,with three colour temperatures and three brightness steps.

It is not dimmable, and you must not buy a dimmer forit. Our old page called it dimmable via a wall switch, which reads as though adimmer belongs on the circuit. It does not.

What it actually has is step switching: with the fitting on anormal wall switch, flicking that switch off and straight back onsteps the brightness 100% 50% 20% back to100%.

The advantage: no dimmer to buy, no dimmer compatibility to worry about, and itworks on the switch that is already there. The limits: there arethree levels and no in-between, and fitting a dimmer will not work and maydamage the driver. Tell your electrician.

Three colour temperatures set once, at the fitting

3000K warm, 4000K neutral or 6000K daylight, chosen on aslide switch on the fitting itself before it goes up.

• 3000K bedrooms, living rooms, and the setting that suits the woodrim best.
• 4000K kitchens, hallways, laundries and studies; crisp without beingcold.
• 6000K a strong daylight white. Good in a garage or a workshop;too cold for most living spaces, and it will make the walnut rim look grey.

Decide before it is installed. The switch is on thefitting, so changing your mind afterwards means getting it down off the ceiling. And our own productrecord only lists 3000K and 6000K the 4000K middlesetting is missing from it, though the fitting has it. For most rooms 4000K is the oneyou want.

1,875 lumens what size room this suits

Being straightforward about scale, because oysters are usually bought as a room’s only light:

• Comfortable as the main light in a bedroom, hallway, study, laundry orsmall living room up to roughly 12m.
• Stretched in a large open-plan living or dining area. There a single Orlin willlight the middle and leave the edges dim. Use two, or pair it with lamps, or ask usabout a higher-output fitting.
• Efficacy is 52lm/W middling, and typical of a wood-rimmed decorativeoyster where the rim is doing a design job rather than a lumen one.

The Orlin comes in three sizes; this is the largest. Ask us if a smaller one suitsthe room better.

The wood rim the reason to choose it

Most oysters are white or black plastic and disappear into a ceiling. The Orlin’swalnut-toned rim reads as a piece of joinery rather than a lightfitting, which is why it works in rooms where an oyster would normally look like a compromise. It sitswell with timber floors, oak furniture, rattan and warm neutral paint. Set it to3000K or 4000K to keep the wood tone warm 6000K flattensit.

1.7kg a light fitting for a standard ceilingrose. IP20, indoor and dry only so not a bathroom or a coveredoutdoor area. ClassI earth required, CRI above 80, inwood, polycarbonate and metal. The LED is integrated, so there is noglobe to replace.

The 500mm in the name is the diameter, and our dimension record holds onlythe weight so treat 500mm as the width and ask us for the depth ifceiling height is tight.

Where it works

• Bedrooms, hallways, studies and laundries as the main light.
• Small living rooms up to about 12m.
• Rooms with timber, oak, rattan or warm neutral finishes.
• Do NOT fit a dimmer. Step switching runs off the normal wall switch.
• Choose the colour temperature before it goes up 4000K for most rooms.

Specifying it

500mm diameter (from the model name; our record holds no dimension but theweight), 1.7kg; depth is not recorded ask us.In wood, polycarbonate and metal, walnut tone with black. Integrated36W LED giving 1,875lm, CRI >80, with3000K / 4000K / 6000K on a slide switch at the fitting andthree-step brightness (100% / 50% / 20%) from the ordinary wall switch NOT a dimmer,and do not fit one. 240V,ClassI earth required,IP20 indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years, as a replacementwarranty.

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Questions

Can I put it on a dimmer?

No and it matters. Our old page called it “dimmable via a wall switch”, which reads as though a dimmer belongs on the circuit. It does not: fitting one will not work and may damage the driver. What the fitting has is step switching with it on a normal wall switch, flicking that switch off and straight back on steps the brightness 100% to 50% to 20% and back. Tell your electrician.

How do the three brightness levels work?

Off and straight back on at the ordinary wall switch, and it steps to the next level: 100%, then 50%, then 20%, then back to 100%. No dimmer to buy and no compatibility to worry about but three levels and nothing in between.

Which colour temperature should I pick?

4000K for most rooms crisp without being cold, and right for kitchens, hallways, laundries and studies. 3000K for bedrooms and living rooms, and it suits the wood rim best. 6000K is a strong daylight white: good in a garage or workshop, too cold for most living spaces, and it will make the walnut rim look grey. Note our own product record lists only 3000K and 6000K the 4000K middle setting is missing from it, though the fitting has it.

When do I choose the colour temperature?

Before it goes up. The selector is a slide switch on the fitting itself, so changing your mind afterwards means getting it back down off the ceiling.

Is it bright enough for my living room?

1,875 lumens is comfortable as the only light in a bedroom, hallway, study, laundry or small living room up to roughly 12m. In a large open-plan living or dining area a single Orlin will light the middle and leave the edges dim use two, pair it with lamps, or ask us about a higher-output fitting.

Can it go in a bathroom?

No. It is IP20, indoor and dry locations only, so it is not for a bathroom or a covered outdoor area. Ask us about the IP44 oysters in this catalogue.

How big is it, and how far does it hang down?

The 500mm in the name is the diameter. Our dimension record holds only the 1.7kg weight and no depth, so if ceiling height is tight, ask us and we will get the depth from Telbix. The Orlin also comes in two smaller sizes.