Highlite 12W LED bollard light in black

A black aluminium bollard drawing 12W, rated IP65 against dust and jetted water. This listing carries both a 240V mains version and a 12V low-voltage version, so the same fitting can be specified whichever way the garden is wired.

A bollard is the fitting for a path, a driveway edge or a garden bed boundary it puts light on the ground at walking level without the source being at eye height. At 12W the Highlite is a proper path light rather than a marker: a run of them lights a route to walk by, not merely to follow.

Output and colour temperature

The Highlite is tri-colour, with 3000K, 4000K or 5500K selected on the fitting at installation rather than fixed at manufacture. Colour rendering is above 80 CRI, and the fitting is not dimmable.

Where several are installed along a path, set them all at the same time and to the same value. On a run of bollards a single fitting on a different colour setting is obvious from the far end of the garden, and correcting it afterwards means getting back into a fitting that has been fixed down and backfilled.

240V or 12V

HV1622T-BLK-240V runs directly on 240V AC mains and needs no driver. HV1622T-BLK-12V runs on 12V DC and does require a 12V driver on the circuit, which is not supplied with the fitting.

Which one is right is usually decided by what is already in the ground rather than by preference. A new path lit from a mains point suits the 240V version; an existing low-voltage garden system suits the 12V and in that case check the capacity remaining on the installed driver before adding a 12W fitting to it. Either version is work for a licensed electrician.

Installation

Fix the bollard to a solid base a concrete footing or a paver rather than pushing it into soft soil. A bollard that settles out of plumb after a wet season is the most common complaint about garden bollards, and it is entirely a question of what it was fixed to.

The LED is built in, so there is no globe to buy with the fitting and none to replace later.

Frequently asked questions

Which version needs a driver?

The 12V version. The 240V version wires directly to mains.

Can it be dimmed?

No. The Highlite runs at full output.

Is there a globe to replace?

No. The 12W LED is built into the fitting.

Can it go on an exposed path?

Yes. It is rated IP65 for dust and jetted water.

How should it be fixed?

To a concrete footing or a solid paver, not pushed into soft ground.