The Cosca EX145 is a 260mm exterior wall light with smoke glass in black one E27 globe to 25W, not supplied IP43.

IP43, not IP44. IP44 coverssplashing water from any direction; IP43 covers onlyspraying water up to 60 from vertical downward, notsideways. So: under a porch roof, verandah or deep eave, yes;an exposed wall taking wind-driven rain, no. One digit, and on a fitting people hangbeside a front door it is worth reading twice.

The smaller size and the smoke glass matters more here

Both Coscas take the same E27 globe to 25W, so thelight source is identical and only the body grows. What changes ishow much tinted glass the light passes through and how the fitting reads on the wall.

Size the globe generously.Smoke glass is tinted and absorbs a substantial share of the output. On thesmaller Cosca, with less glass area, the fitting is already amodest entry light and the tint takes more of it away. A globe you wouldchoose for a clear lantern will read noticeably dimmer here.

Buy the small Cosca for the proportion a narrower wall, a tighter entry,a run of several along a facade not because you want less light than the large one, since theglobe is the same.

The downward-facing body

A short arm holding a downward-facing body with a wider bottom, solight is thrown down and outward onto the step and the wall below rather than up intothe sky. That is the correct behaviour beside a door: you seethe threshold and the person standing there, and the fittingdoes not glare at anyone approaching. The shape alsosheds water rather than collecting it, which on an IP43 fitting is worth having.

260mm tall, projecting 140mm

145mm wide, at 1.3kg. The140mm projection is 30mm shallower than the largeversion’s, which is the practical reason to choose it for anarrow path, a side passage or beside a doorframe where the bigger fitting would be inthe way.

Choose the globe carefully it is not supplied. Use anLED rated for ENCLOSED fittings: the Cosca is a sealed lantern, andheat with nowhere to go kills LED globes. Never an incandescent.Ask us and we will match one, sized for the smoke tint.

The globe is replaceable, which most exterior fittings here are not nearlyevery other outdoor light in this range has a sealed integrated LED that ends thefitting when it fails.

ClassI earth required and hard-wired, so alicensed electrician installs it. Dimming depends on the globe.

Where it works

• Narrow entries, side passages and beside doorframes 140mm.
• Under porch roofs, verandahs and deep eaves.
• Repeated along a facade, where the smaller proportion suits.
• IP43 downward spray only. Not an exposed wall.
• Same globe as the large size buy it for proportion, not less light.

Specifying it

260mm high by 145mm wide, projection140mm, 1.3kg, inaluminium and smoke glass, black. OneE27 globe to 25W, NOT supplied andreplaceable; dimming is globe dependent. 240V,ClassI earth required,IP43 rated against DOWNWARD spray only; covered positions. Warranty is threeyears, as a replacement warranty.

Supplied and supported by Lights For You.

Questions

Is it dimmer than the large Cosca?

Not by design both take the same E27 globe to 25W, so the light source is identical and only the body grows. Buy the small one for the proportion: a narrower wall, a tighter entry, a run along a facade.

What is IP43?

Rated against spraying water up to 60 degrees from vertical only downward, not sideways where the more common IP44 covers splashing from any direction. Under a porch roof, verandah or deep eave, fine; an exposed wall taking wind-driven rain, no.

Why does the smoke glass matter more on this size?

Because there is less of it and less light to spare. The tint absorbs a substantial share of the output, and on the smaller fitting already a modest entry light a globe you would choose for a clear lantern will read noticeably dimmer. Size it generously.

What shape of light does it give?

Down and outward. The short arm and downward-facing body throw light onto the step and the wall below rather than up into the sky, so you see the threshold and the person standing there without being glared at. The shape also sheds water, which on an IP43 fitting is worth having.

What globe should I buy?

An LED rated for enclosed fittings it is a sealed lantern and heat with nowhere to go kills LED globes. Never an incandescent. Ask us and we will match one, sized for the smoke tint.

How far does it stick out?

140mm 30mm shallower than the large version, which is the practical reason to choose it for a narrow path, side passage or beside a doorframe.

Is the globe replaceable?

Yes, and that is an advantage: nearly every other outdoor light in this range has a sealed integrated LED that ends the fitting when it fails.