The Domus SHADOW 1LT garden spike is a 12V DC spike light taking aMR16 lamp, IP65, 650mm overall, inblack or stainless steel.

It takes an MR16 lamp a two-pin, low-voltage base. Weare stating that emphatically because another SHADOW spike in this range records the wrong lampbase entirely, and buying the wrong globes for a garden install is a wasted trip and a wastedafternoon.

MR16 is 12V with two straight pins. It is not GU10, which is 240V andtwists in. If you already have GU10 globes in a drawer, they will not fit this and they would be thewrong voltage if they did.

It also needs a 12V DC LED driver, wired in parallel not included.Tell us how many spikes and over what run and we will size it.

What the lamp holder buys you

• You choose the beam, the colour and the output, and you can change any of themlater without digging the fitting out of a garden bed.
• A failed lamp is a two-minute fix, where an integrated-LED spike is replacedwhole. In a garden that is a real difference the fitting gets planted around and buried inmulch.
• A narrow MR16 for a tree trunk and a wide one for a shrub lets one type of fittingdo both jobs across a garden.
• The lamp is not included, and the fitting takes up to 20W our record says 10W, which is a globe wattage rather than the holder’s limit.

Choosing the MR16 lamp

• An LED MR16 at 57W replaces what a 3550W halogen did andruns cool inside a sealed outdoor body which matters more here than indoors.
• Beam: 2436 for a tree trunk or a wall,60 for a shrub or a planted bed.
• Colour: 3000K on render, stone, timber and paving;4000K pointed into foliage, where it keeps leaves reading green.
• Buy dimmable only if the driver supports it. Low-voltage dimming is a systemquestion, not a lamp one ask us.

The colour options on this listing

Both variants are named TRIO, which in this catalogue means three switchable colourtemperatures. Our record lists only two 3000K and 5000K and the4000K is missing.

Since the colour here comes from the lamp you fit rather than from the fitting, thisis a record problem rather than a limitation. Tell us the colour you want and we will supply thematching lamps.

Black or stainless steel

• Black disappears into a garden bed, which is usually what you want the lightshould be visible, not the fitting.
• Stainless steel is the choice near the coast and where the fitting will be seen:gravel, paving edges, formal planting.
• Stainless is not immune to salt, only far more resistant. Rinse it occasionally ina beachfront garden.

Where it works

• Uplighting trees, palms, shrubs and rendered walls.
• Garden beds and planting IP65, 650mm spike.
• Homeowner-run low-voltage garden circuits.
• Not on mains 12V DC, driver required.
• Not with GU10 lamps it is MR16.
• Not a path light a spike aimed along a path is glare.

Specifying it

Single-lamp garden spike light, 650mm overall, aluminium.Takes 1 MR16 lamp not included; 20W maximum( our record’s 10W is a globe wattage, not the holder’s limit). 12V DC requires a constant-voltage LED driver, wired in parallel, notincluded. IP65. Black or stainless steel. Colour temperature comes from the lamp you fit; our record lists 3000K and 5000Kand omits 4000K. Warranty 3 years.

Supplied and supported by Lights For You.

Questions

What lamp does it take MR16 or GU10?

MR16, and it is worth being emphatic because another SHADOW spike in this range records the wrong base on its product page. MR16 is the 12V two-pin lamp; GU10 is the 240V twist-lock. They are not interchangeable in either direction, and GU10 globes will not physically fit this fitting.

What is the biggest lamp I can fit?

20W is the holder’s maximum, from the datasheet. Our record says 10W, which is a globe wattage rather than the limit. In practice you will use an LED MR16 at 57W, which replaces what a 3550W halogen did and runs much cooler inside a sealed outdoor body.

Does it need a driver?

Yes a 12V DC constant-voltage LED driver, wired in parallel, and it is not included. Tell us how many spikes you are running and over what distance and we will size it. Voltage drop over a long garden run is what makes the far fittings go dim, so the layout matters as much as the count.

Which beam angle should I choose?

That is set by the lamp, which is the advantage of a lamp-holder fitting. A 2436 beam for a tree trunk or a wall where you want the light to travel; 60 for a shrub or a planted bed where you want it to spread. One type of fitting can do both jobs across a garden, and you can change your mind later without digging anything out.

Which colour temperature works outside?

3000K on render, stone, timber and paving warm light outdoors reads as light where cooler light reads as security. 4000K pointed into a canopy, because neutral white keeps foliage reading green rather than olive. Since the colour comes from the lamp here rather than the fitting, tell us what you want and we will supply matching globes.

Black or stainless steel?

Black disappears into a garden bed, which is usually what you want the light should be visible, not the fitting. Stainless is the choice near the coast and anywhere the fitting will actually be seen, such as gravel, paving edges or formal planting. Stainless is far more salt-resistant, not immune: rinse it occasionally in a beachfront garden.

Can I dim it?

Only if the driver supports it. Low-voltage dimming is a system question rather than a lamp one the dimmer, the driver and the lamp all have to agree. Tell us how you want to control it and we will specify the chain rather than leave you to discover the incompatibility on site.