The Module 16 is a recessed 12W LED downlight 880lm at 5000K cool white, CRI above 84,TRIAC dimmable, IP44, IC-4.

Two facts an installer needs, recorded and absent from ourpage.

• It is IC-4 rated to be covered by ceiling insulation and abuttedby it. No clearance gap has to be maintained around it, and none can be closed up later bysomeone working in the roof. In Australia that is one of the two things that matter about a recessedfitting, and the specification table did not mention it.
• It is IP44 protected against splashing water from anydirection, so it can go in a bathroom outside the shower zone or alaundry. The page said only Usage: Indoor.

And the cutout is recorded nowhere, on a recessed fitting it is the first thing an electrician asks for. Ask us before the ceiling is cutand we will confirm it with Telbix.

The warranty is in dispute, and we would rather tell you thanpick the flattering answer.

Same module family, same construction, three variants and this one recorded at afifth of the term. We have published the shorter figure because we will notpromise a warranty we cannot verify, and asked Telbix to confirm.Ask us before you buy and we will have the answer on a whole-of-home downlightrun, four years of cover is not a detail.

5000 K cool white and where that belongs

Fixed at 5000K, and our page is right about what that suits:kitchens, laundries, garages and workspaces. 5000K isdaylight-cool, a clean slightly blue-white.

Where it does not belong: living rooms and bedrooms. A whole-housedownlight run in 5000K is the single commonest lighting regret it is excellent over abench and cold in a lounge. Ask us about the warm variants in the same module familyif the run covers both.

CRI above 84 better than the >80 most of thiscatalogue records. With cool light that is a useful pairing: in agarage, laundry or workshop you can judge colour properly, which is most of whattask light is for.

880 lumens at 12 watts, and it dims

73lm/W. On a downlight grid that output isa normal domestic downlight bright enough for a kitchen at sensible spacing,and not so bright it needs to be spaced wide.

TRIAC dimming on an ordinary wall dimmer, which on a grid of downlights is worthhaving: a room lit by six fittings at full is a room you cannot soften.

It is a MODULE, and that is the point of the system

The MDL range is a two-part system: aframe that stays in the ceiling and a module that makes the light andcan be changed without touching the plaster.

That is the reason to specify it. Most downlights are one sealed unit whenthe LED fails, the whole fitting comes out, and if the replacement has a different cutout you arepatching plasterboard. With a frame-and-module you swap the module: for a failure, or for adifferent colour temperature or beam, years later.

Check the pairing before you order. The MDL-613 frame in thiscatalogue takes a 90mm cutout, and we have not been given this module’s owndimensions. Tell us which frame you have or are buying and we will confirm the two gotogether that is exactly the sort of thing we would rather check than have youdiscover on site.

75mm deep, in aluminium whichis what carries the LED’s heat away, and the single thing that most determines how long a diodeactually lasts. 240V, running directly on mains with noseparate transformer.

Where it works

• Kitchens, laundries, garages and workshops 5000K with CRI>84.
• Bathrooms outside the shower zone IP44, which the page never said.
• Insulated ceilings IC-4, covered and abutted.
• Not living rooms or bedrooms. 5000K is a task colour.
• Ask us for the cutout before the ceiling is cut, and for the warranty before you buy.

Specifying it

75mm deep, in aluminium. Cutout and overall dimensions are not recorded ask us before the ceiling iscut. Integrated 12W COB LED giving 880lm at 5000K cool white fixed, included, CRI>84,TRIAC dimmable. 240V,ClassI earth required,IC-4 may be covered and abutted by insulation,IP44 bathrooms outside the shower zone. Warranty is published as ONE year; the datasheet says FIVE, and both sibling variantscarry five. Ask us before you buy.

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Questions

What is the warranty?

Our record and page say one year; the datasheet says five and its two sibling variants, the MDL-16D-16W-930 and the MDL-16D-510G3, both carry five years. Same module family, same construction, and this one recorded at a fifth of the term. We have published the shorter figure because we will not promise cover we cannot verify, and asked Telbix to confirm. Ask us before you buy: on a whole-of-home downlight run, four years is not a detail.

Can it be covered by ceiling insulation?

Yes it is IC-4, rated to be covered and abutted, so no clearance gap has to be maintained around it and none can be closed up later by someone in the roof. That was recorded and appeared nowhere on the page.

Can it go in a bathroom?

Outside the shower zone, yes it is IP44, protected against splashing water from any direction. Our page said only Usage: Indoor.

What size hole do I cut?

No source records it, on a recessed fitting and it is the first thing an electrician asks for. Ask us before the ceiling is cut and we will confirm it with Telbix.

Is 5000K right for my house?

For kitchens, laundries, garages and workspaces, yes. Not for living rooms or bedrooms a whole-house downlight run in 5000K is the commonest lighting regret, excellent over a bench and cold in a lounge. Ask us about the warm variants in the same module family if the run covers both.

Why buy a module rather than a whole downlight?

Because the module can be changed without touching the plaster for a failure, or for a different colour temperature or beam years later. Most downlights are one sealed unit: when the LED fails the whole fitting comes out, and if the replacement has a different cutout you are patching plasterboard.

Will it fit the MDL-613 frame?

Tell us which frame you have or are buying and we will confirm. The MDL-613 takes a 90mm cutout and we have not been given this modules own dimensions that is exactly the sort of thing we would rather check than have you discover on site.