The Fordo PE180 is a 1,800mm linear pendant in black six LEDs, 30W total, giving 2,450lm at 3000K,TRIAC dimmable, on a 2,000mm suspension.

1.8 metres of light in a 110mm bar

1,800mm long, 110mm wide, only 45mm deep. That shallow depth isthe useful number over a table: the Fordo covers the length without hanging into youreyeline, where a deeper fitting of the same span would. It wants a table or bench of abouttwo metres or more; below that it will overhang.

Six sources along the length, not one

Six lamps at 5W each spread along the bar. A single source in a 1.8-metrebody would be bright in the middle and dim at both ends; six giveeven light across the whole span, which is the entire point of a linear pendant overa long table.

2,450 lumens, and it dims properly

30W at 82lm/W. That is enough to bea dining tables main light, and it takes anordinary TRIAC leading-edge wall dimmer no remote, no app, no controller. Sothe same fitting does bright for homework and low for dinner, which is what a tableactually needs.

How it compares to the Serda. Both are white-light linearpendants around 1.8 metres. The Serda is 1,840mm, 46W,2,310lm with three colour temperatures and touch dimming. TheFordo is 1,800mm, 30W, 2,450lm, fixed at3000K with TRIAC dimming. So the Fordo isbrighter on two-thirds of the power and dims from a normal wall switch; the Serdalets you change colour but you must reach the fitting to dim it.For a dining table, the Fordo is the more practical of the two.

3000K, fixed and correct for the job

No colour selection, warm white throughout, CRI above 80. Over adining table warm is the right choice; a switchable fitting mostly gets left on one settinganyway.

4.2kg over 1.8 metres, and it is ClassI earthrequired. The canopy is only 60mm projecting40mm, so the whole load hangs from one small point. A licensedelectrician installs it show them the fixing before the day.

Aluminium, iron and polycarbonate

Aluminium doing the structure and shedding heat, with apolycarbonate diffuser running the full length which is what gives anunbroken line of light rather than six visible LEDs. Polycarbonate rather thanacrylic matters over that span: it does not yellow.

Where it works

• Dining tables and kitchen islands of two metres and up.
• Workbenches and studios wanting even light along a surface.
• Rooms needing one fitting for both task and evening light.
• Below two metres of table it will overhang.
• Indoor and dry locations only IP20.

Specifying it

1,800mm long, 110mm wide, 45mm deep, canopy60mm projecting 40mm, suspension2,000mm and adjustable, 4.2kg, inaluminium, iron and polycarbonate. Six integrated LEDs, 30W total,giving 2,450lm at 3000K, included,CRI>80, TRIAC dimmable. 240V,ClassI earth required,IP20 indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years, as a replacementwarranty.

Supplied and supported by Lights For You.

Questions

How long a table does it need?

About two metres or more the fitting is 1,800mm. Below that it will overhang.

Is it bright enough to be the main light?

Yes 2,450lm from 30W, and it dims from an ordinary TRIAC wall dimmer, so the same fitting does bright for homework and low for dinner.

Fordo or Serda?

The Fordo is 1,800mm, 30W, 2,450lm, fixed 3000K with TRIAC dimming. The Serda is 1,840mm, 46W, 2,310lm with three colour temperatures but touch dimming you have to reach. The Fordo is brighter on two-thirds of the power and dims from a normal wall switch for a dining table it is the more practical.

Why six lamps?

Because a single source in a 1.8-metre body would be bright in the middle and dim at both ends. Six spread along the bar give even light across the whole span, which is the point of a linear pendant.

Will I see the individual LEDs?

No a polycarbonate diffuser runs the full length, giving an unbroken line. Polycarbonate rather than acrylic matters over that span because it does not yellow.

How heavy is it?

4.2kg over 1.8 metres, hanging from a 60mm canopy so the whole load is on one small point. Show your electrician the fixing before the day.

Can I change the colour temperature?

No 3000K warm white, fixed. Over a dining table warm is the right choice, and switchable fittings mostly get left on one setting anyway.