The Comet is an adjustable exterior flood light in black 5000K on a 90 beam, CRI above 84, IP44 in one, two or three-headversions.

Check the order code, not the name. The three-head Comet isEX2S, not EX3 an irregular code that is easy to get wrong.EX1 is one head, EX2 is two, EX2S is three.

Adjustable heads, which is the whole point of a flood

Each head aims independently. On a two or three-head Comet that means you cancover a driveway, a path and a side gate from one fitting rather than lighting onebroad area and leaving the rest dark. A fixed flood gives you one answer; this gives you three.

A 90 beam wide, but not a wash

90 is genuinely wide it covers ground rather than picking out afeature. Combined with the adjustable heads, that is the right combination forsecurity and access lighting: driveways, paths, yards and carports, where you want tosee the whole area, not a spot in it.

5000K, and it does not change

Cool daylight, fixed. That is deliberate on a flood cool light reads as brighter at the same lumen output and renders detail crisply, whichis what security lighting is for. If you want warm light over an alfresco area, this is the wrongfitting and we will point you elsewhere.

CRI above 84 better than floods usually manage

Most floods sit at CRI70 and turn everything grey-green. At >84 the Cometrenders colour well enough that a security camera sees usable detail rather than amonochrome smear a real practical difference on a driveway.

An earlier version of this page claimed an efficiency rating ofover 90%. That number is the fittings power factor of 0.90 a measure of how cleanly it draws current, not a measure of efficiency. The claim hasbeen removed.

Wattage: ask us before you calculate

Our sources disagree the datasheet says 20W per head, the recordsays 10W. Output is recorded as 800lm per headconsistently, so a three-head Comet gives roughly 2,400lm.Tell us and we will confirm the draw before you size a circuit.

IP44 sheltered positions. Protection against splashingwater from any direction, not against driving rain on an open wall. Under an eave, a carport roof or asoffit. Warranty is two years, not the three most of this range carries.

Where it works

• Driveways, paths and side access.
• Carports and under-eave security lighting.
• Yards and work areas.
• Sheltered positions and not where you want warm light.

Specifying it

Adjustable heads in black, PAR30 format. 800lm per head,5000K, CRI>84, beam 90, powerfactor >0.90. Not dimmable.IP44 sheltered outdoor use. Warranty is two years.

Wattage per head not confirmed ask us. Supplied and supported by LightsFor You.

Questions

Which code is the three-light?

EX2S, not EX3 an irregular code that is easy to get wrong. EX1 is one head, EX2 is two, EX2S is three.

Is it 90% efficient?

No. An earlier version of this page said so, misreading the power factor of 0.90 which measures how cleanly the fitting draws current, not efficiency.

How much power does it draw?

Our sources disagree the datasheet says 20W per head, the record says 10W. Output is 800lm per head either way. Ask us and we will confirm before you size a circuit.

Can it go on an exposed wall?

Not on our advice. IP44 is splash protection, not driving rain under an eave, carport roof or soffit.

Why 5000K?

Cool light reads as brighter at the same output and renders detail crisply, which is what security lighting is for. It is fixed. If you want warm light over an alfresco area, this is the wrong fitting.

Will a security camera see well under it?

Better than under most floods. CRI above 84 renders colour well enough for usable detail, where a CRI 70 flood gives a monochrome smear.

What is the warranty?

Two years not the three most of this range carries.