Laiton is an adjustable garden spike spotlight insolid brass with an antique brass finish and the material is thereason to buy it. Where a powder-coated aluminium spike depends on its coating, and failsonce that coating is chipped by a mower or scratched by gravel, Laiton’s corrosionresistance is the metal itself. It takes a replaceable 5W MR16 LEDglobe, so it is serviceable as well as durable.

The choice to make: antique brass is a living finish

The antique finish will not stay as it arrives. Solid brass darkens and patinates withweather, watering and handling, unevenly and faster on the surfaces that get touched. Thatis the intended effect and it is why Laiton suits sandstone, aged brick and establishedgardens where a crisp painted fitting looks wrong after one season. If you want the fittingto look identical in five years, brass is the wrong choice. Buy the whole run at once soevery spike starts from the same point and ages together.

Where it works

• Established and heritage gardens around sandstone, aged brick andmature planting, where brass reads as part of the landscape.
• Uplighting feature trees in a bed that is walked past closely, wherethe fitting itself is seen in daylight and needs to look considered.
• Coastal and beach-house gardens under some shelter, where paintedfinishes chalk and brass simply darkens.
• Courtyards and formal beds with gravel or paving, where the fitting isknocked and scuffed and a coating would be the weak point.

Specifying it

Note the ingress rating: Laiton is IP54, which is splash resistance,not immersion. That makes it a genuinely different specification from the IP65 spikes inthis range it suits a bed with drainage and some shelter, and it should not be sitedwhere water pools, where a sprinkler plays directly on it, or in a hollow that holds runoffafter rain. Get the drainage right and the brass will outlast everything around it.

The base is MR16 and the globe is replaceable;replacements must be MR16 rated for 12V DC, as an MR11 or GU10 will not fit. Laitonis 12V DC and requires a 12V DC LED driver, and mustnever be connected directly to 240V. Tri-colour selectable atinstall, paired as 270lm at 3000K, 285lm at 4000K and 300lm at5500K, with a 90 beam, 90 tilt, a 225mm spike and a 1mreinforced cable. Installation by a licensed electrician.

Backed by a 3-year replacement warranty.

Supplied and supported by Lights For You; Laiton is IP54 rather than IP65, so describewhere it will sit and how the bed drains and we will tell you whether it is the right spikefor that position.

Earthing and protection class

This fitting runs on 12 V DC and is Protection Class 3 no earth is required at the fitting. The isolation comes from the LED driver rather than from an earth conductor, and the fitting must never be connected directly to 240 V.

Questions

Will the antique brass finish change over time?

Yes, and that is the reason to choose it. Solid brass darkens andpatinates with weather and handling. Buy the whole run together so the fittings age as aset.

Is IP54 good enough for a garden bed?

It is splash resistance, not immersion. Laiton suits a well-drainedbed with some shelter. Avoid hollows that hold runoff and positions where a sprinkler playsstraight onto it those want an IP65 spike.

Can the globe be replaced?

Yes. It takes a 5W MR16 LED globe. Replacements must be MR16 andrated for 12V DC; an MR11 or GU10 is the wrong base and will not fit.

Does it need a driver?

Yes a 12V DC LED driver sized for the whole circuit. Itmust never be wired directly to 240V mains.

Why pay more for solid brass?

Because the corrosion resistance is the metal, not a coating. Ascratch on powder-coated aluminium exposes bare metal; a scratch on brass just weathers inwith the rest.

How much light does it give?

270lm at 3000K, 285lm at 4000K and 300lm at 5500Kfrom the 5W MR16 globe, across a 90 beam.

Can I adjust where it points?

Yes, the head tilts through 90, so the aim can be set on site andchanged later as planting grows.