The Invar PE7 is a 550mm seven-light pendant in nickel matt with glassshades integrated 40W giving 3,040lm at 4000K,CRI above 90, TRIAC dimmable, on a3,000mm suspension.

Two corrections to our own page, and the second one changeswhat the product is.

• It does not take 40W per lamp. The page said so; across seven lights thatwould be 280W. 40W is the total for the whole fitting under six watts a light.
• There are no bulbs in it. The range copy sells exposed bulbaesthetics and simple suspended sockets. This fitting hasintegrated LEDs sealed, supplied, and not replaceable. Thereis nothing to buy and no socket to screw anything into. That paragraph describesother members of the Invar family, not this one.

CRI above 90 and this is the reason to buy it

Our page never mentioned it. CRI above 90 isa real step above the >80 that almost everything in this catalogue records, and ona fitting that hangs over a dining table or a kitchen island it is the singlespecification that changes how the room looks:

• Food looks like food. Meat, greens and fruit hold their colour instead of goinggrey.
• Timber and stone read true the grain in a table, the veining in abenchtop.
• Skin looks healthy rather than washed out, which is what people notice withoutknowing why.

It is paired with a COB LED source rather than the SMD used almost everywhere elsein this range. Chip-on-board puts the emitters in a single dense array instead of ascatter of separate points, which gives a crisper, more directional light with cleanershadows and that is exactly what high CRI is worth having with. Together they makethe Invar a genuinely good fitting to eat and cook under, and nobody was told.

4000 K, and it dims

4000K is neutral white brighter and cleaner than the 3000Kmost pendants here use, and the right choice over a kitchen island where you work.Over a dining table only, it is cooler than traditional; theTRIAC dimming is what rescues that, because a neutral light taken low readsconsiderably warmer than a neutral light at full.

Ordinary wall dimmer, no special gear. On a 3,040-lumen fitting over a table, thatmatters.

8.2 kilograms, on three metres of suspension

This is a structural fixing, not a hook.8.2kg is well past a ceiling rose or a plasterboard anchor, and it hangs on3,000mm so the mount takes movement as well as deadweight. Tell your electrician both figures before the ceiling is opened. Ona joisted ceiling it may need a noggin.

3 metres of drop is aimed at stairwells and double-height spaces.Over a normal 2.4-metre ceiling most of it is shortened at installation routine, but say so in advance.

Seven shades across 550mm

Each glass shade is 130mm, arranged across a 550mmcanopy. Seven separate sources spread over half a metre light a table evenly ratherthan pooling under one point which is what a cluster is for, and why it beats a single largependant over a rectangular table.

Nothing to maintain and nothing to replace. The LEDs areincluded, sealed and integrated: no globes to buy, no seven-way matching problem, nomixed brands flickering on the dimmer. The trade is that the colour is fixed at4000K and the fitting is finished when the LEDs are. Inaluminium, iron and glass,ClassI earth required,IP20 indoor and dry locations only.

Where it works

• Kitchen islands and dining tables CRI>90 and 4000K.
• Stairwells and double-height rooms 3m of suspension.
• Modern and contemporary interiors, in nickel matt.
• 8.2kg on a 3m drop a structural fixing.
• No bulbs, no sockets, nothing to replace despite what the range copy said.

Specifying it

550mm wide, shades 130mm, suspension3,000mm, 8.2kg, inaluminium, iron and glass, nickel matt. IntegratedCOB LEDs 40W TOTAL, not per lamp, giving3,040lm at 4000K, included and not replaceable,CRI>90, TRIAC dimmable on an ordinary wall dimmer.240V, ClassI earth required,IP20 indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years, as a replacementwarranty.

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Questions

How much power does it use?

40 watts in total under six watts a light. Our page said up to 40W per lamp, which across seven lights would be 280W. That was wrong.

Do I need to buy seven globes?

No and the range copy on our page was misleading about this. It sold exposed bulb aesthetics and simple suspended sockets, which describe other members of the Invar family. This fitting has integrated LEDs: sealed, supplied, not replaceable, with nothing to screw anything into.

What is CRI above 90 worth?

Over a table, a great deal and our page never mentioned it. Food holds its colour instead of going grey, timber and stone read true, and skin looks healthy rather than washed out. Almost everything in this catalogue records >80; this records >90, paired with a COB source that gives crisper light and cleaner shadows.

Is 4000K too cool for a dining table?

It is cooler than traditional, and the TRIAC dimming is what rescues it a neutral light taken low reads considerably warmer than a neutral light at full. Over a kitchen island where you work, 4000K is the right choice outright.

How heavy is it?

8.2kg, on a 3,000mm suspension a structural fixing, not a hook. Well past a ceiling rose or plasterboard anchor, and the long drop means the mount takes movement as well as dead weight. Tell your electrician both figures before the ceiling is opened.

Why seven small shades instead of one big pendant?

Seven sources spread across 550mm light a table evenly rather than pooling under one point. Over a rectangular table that beats a single large pendant.

Can I dim it?

Yes TRIAC, on an ordinary wall dimmer, no special gear. On a 3,040-lumen fitting over a table that matters.