The Ingar EXRE-AG is a 230mm exterior wall light with an anti-glare opticin black 6W giving 170lm, withswitchable 2700K / 3000K / 4000K,CRI above 90, IP65.

Anti-glare and the low output is the feature, not a fault

170lm from 6W is 28lm/W, which looks poor next to theopal Ingars 300lm from the same 6W. It is not a fault. Theanti-glare optic shields the source and cuts the light off at an angle, soyou cannot see it from normal standing or walking positions. Roughly43% of the light is deliberately not released that is what buys the comfort.

Where this matters. Along apath, a walkway or beside a door you pass close to, a glowing fitting at eye orshoulder height dazzles you see the light, not the ground. The anti-glareIngar puts light on the surface without a visible bright source. On a facade seenfrom a distance, where you want the fitting itself to read, the opal version is the rightone.

CRI above 90 and it matters more here

Most exterior LEDs sit at 80. Above 90 meansbrick, render, timber and stone hold their real colour. On an anti-glare fittingthat is the point twice over: you do not see the source, so all you see is thesurface and the surface had better look right.

2700K, and no cool setting at all

2700K, 3000K or 4000K, switchable the rangeshifted warmer than the usual 3000/4000/5000. At 2700K it is close to an oldfilament lamp: domestic and welcoming rather than institutional, which suits afitting lighting the ground people walk on.

IP65 and ClassII.Dust-tight and rated against water jets, so unsheltered walls and hose-down are bothfine. Double insulated, no earth required. Body ispolycarbonate no metal to corrode, which matters in saltair. Not dimmable; the switch changes colour, not level.

Low, wide and shallow

230mm long, 80mm wide, only 44mm deep. In a walkway thatshallowness matters as much as the anti-glare optic does nothing to catch a shoulderon, and nothing to look into.

Where it works

• Paths, walkways and steps light on the ground, no visible source.
• Beside doors you pass close to.
• Exposed walls IP65. Coastal positions no metal to corrode.
• On a facade seen from a distance, the opal version is the better choice.
• Not dimmable the switch changes colour only.

Specifying it

230mm long, 80mm wide, 44mm deep, inpolycarbonate, sand finish, black with an anti-glare optic. Integrated6W LED giving 170lm, included, withswitchable 2700K / 3000K / 4000K,CRI>90, not dimmable. 240V,ClassII double insulated, no earth required,IP65 dust-tight, rated against water jets. Warranty is three years, as areplacement warranty.

Supplied and supported by Lights For You.

Questions

Why is it dimmer than the opal version?

On purpose. The anti-glare optic shields the source and cuts the light off at an angle, so roughly 43% of the light is deliberately not released that is what buys the comfort. Same body, same 6W; the opal gives 300lm and this gives 170.

Which version should I choose?

Anti-glare along a path, a walkway or beside a door you pass close to, where a glowing fitting at shoulder height would dazzle. Opal on a facade seen from a distance, where you want the fitting itself to read.

Why does CRI above 90 matter here?

More than usual, because you do not see the source all you see is the surface, and the surface had better look right. Most exterior LEDs sit at 80.

How warm is 2700K?

Close to an old filament lamp. The range is shifted warmer than the usual 3000/4000/5000, with no cool setting at all domestic rather than institutional, which suits a fitting lighting the ground people walk on.

Can it go on an exposed wall?

Yes IP65 is dust-tight and rated against water jets.

Will it stick out into a walkway?

Barely only 44mm deep. In a walkway that shallowness matters as much as the anti-glare optic: nothing to catch a shoulder on, and nothing to look into.

Is it good near the sea?

Better than most polycarbonate throughout, so there is no metal to corrode.