The Pinta is a louvred step light, and the louvre is the whole idea. Instead of anopen face throwing light in every direction, a series of horizontal blades sits across the aperture, sothe light is pushed downward onto the tread and the LED itself is hidden from anyone standing in front ofit. On a stair, that is the difference between a fitting that shows you the step and one that dazzles youon the way down.

Why a louvre matters more than brightness

At 2.3W this is a deliberately modest fitting 160lm, 170lm and 180lm acrossits three colour settings. That is not a shortcoming. A step light is read at ankle height by someonealready moving, and past a certain point extra output stops helping and starts producing glare in thefield of view. The louvre lets the Pinta place what light it has where it is useful, which is why itreads as brighter underfoot than the numbers suggest.

Wiring it

It runs on 12V DC and requires a 12V DC LED driver sized for the wholerun. At 2.3W each, a long flight fits comfortably on one driver ten fittings draw only23W so size it on the total with headroom and give it a position that suits its own IP ratingrather than burying it. Wiring is parallel. Being low voltage, no earth is needed at thefitting, which keeps a run along a stair or a path wall simple.

Where it works

• External stair flights, mounted on the riser so the louvre washes the tread below.
• Path-side and retaining walls at ankle height, where a glare-controlled fitting is worth the money.
• Poolside and rain-exposed steps IP65 covers direct rain and hose wash-down. Near salt water, read Havits exclusion below.
• Long runs of many fittings from a single 12V driver.

Specifying it

The 2.3W LED is built in no globe, no socket, nothing to replace. Tri-colour switching across3000K, 4000K and 5500K is set once at installation and is not adjustable afterwards, soset every fitting on a flight the same before it goes on the wall. It is not dimmable.CRI above 80, aluminium poly powder coated black.

Lights For You stocks the Pinta in black and in 316 stainless steel for coastal work. On a stair,mount every fitting the same distance above its tread rather than below the nosing treads vary, and theeye reads the line of light rather than the line of the stair.

Coastal siting Havits condition

Havits installation instructions for this fitting state that aluminium and 304 stainless steel fittings must not be installed within 5 km of any salt water environment. That is a condition on where the fitting may go, and it sits beside the IP rating rather than inside it: a fitting can be rated for direct rain and still fall outside this rule, because the issue is salt carried in the air rather than water landing on the surface. If your site is inside that zone, talk to us before you specify it Lights For You can point you at a fitting whose material Havit does not name here.

Questions

What does the louvre actually do?

Horizontal blades across the aperture push light downward onto the tread and hide the LED from anyone in front of it, so you get the step lit without glare in your eyes.

Is 2.3W bright enough?

For a step light, yes 160180lm placed where it is useful. The louvre concentrates it downward, so it reads brighter underfoot than the figure suggests.

Does it need a driver?

Yes. It is 12V DC and requires a 12V DC LED driver. At 2.3W each, ten fittings draw only 23W, so one driver covers a long flight.

Does it need an earth?

No. It is a low-voltage fitting and wiring is parallel, so no earth is required at the fitting.

Is there a globe to replace?

No. The 2.3W LED is built in no globe and no socket.

Can it be dimmed?

No. This fitting is not dimmable.

What is the warranty?

Three years, as a replacement warranty.