The Domus PICO-3-TILT is a 3W tiltable miniature downlight in black or satinwhite a 45mm cutout, 210lumens, a24 beam, in TRIO or DALI.

The tilt version needs a bigger hole than the fixed one.

Three PICO fittings, three different holes. If you are ordering a mix somefixed in cabinetry, some tiltable for display give your cabinetmaker or electrician allthree figures before anything is drilled. This is the sort of thing found on site.

The tilt is what makes a 24 beam useful

A fixed 24 fitting points straight down and lights whatever is directly beneath it. Tiltingturns the same beam into a tool:

• Display and object lighting aim it at the thing, not the shelf. A containedpool with very little spill is what makes a display read as a display.
• Wall washing in a tight line set them close to the wall and angle them, sothe narrow cones overlap into a continuous band.
• Art and joinery detail a 24 beam is precise enough to light a picturewithout lighting the whole wall.
• Aim them at night, before the ceiling or joinery is finished. Tiltable fittingsare routinely installed and never adjusted.

The black model gives about 10% less light

The datasheet says so, and almost no manufacturer publishes it. A black reflector absorbs light awhite one bounces: 210lm from the white; roughly 190 from the black.

It matters if you are counting lumens across a run of cabinet or display lighting,or mixing the two finishes in one space. Choose the finish for the look, but use the figure that matcheswhat you are buying.

210 lumens what it is and is not

• Display, cabinet, shelf and accent lighting the job it was made for.
• Not room lighting. 210lm at 24 will not light a space; you would needa great many, and it would still look wrong. For general light, the BOOST or DECO.
• If 210lm is not enough for a display, the PICO-7 gives470lm from a 50mm hole more than double, for 5mm morecutout.

The numbers

• 180lm at 3000K, 210lm at 4000K and 5700K (whitemodel).
• 70lm/W, CRI 80, COB, 50,000hours.
• IP40 dust protected, no water rating. Indoor and dryonly. The PICO-7 is IP54 from the underside if you need dust protection in a kitchen.
• The top setting is 5700K, colder than 5000K, set beforeinstallation.
• Fully dimmable with a suitable dimmer, supplied with a micro-sized LEDdriver and flex-and-plug essential, because a full-size driver defeats the point of a45mm fitting inside joinery.

TRIO or DALI

TRIO for a house, dimming from a suitable dimmer. DALI foraddressable control on a bus it will not dim at all without a DALI system.

Where it works

• Display and retail joinery aimed at the object.
• Cabinet and shelf lighting where the light needs pointing, not just dropping.
• Tight-line wall washing, set close to the wall.
• 45mm not the same hole as the fixed PICO-3.
• IP40, indoor and dry only.

Specifying it

Cutout 45mm (the fixed PICO-3 is 35mm and the PICO-7 is50mm), tiltable frame, black or satin white. 3W COB LED giving180 / 210 / 210lm at3000K / 4000K / 5700K switchable the black model is about 10% lower. CRI 80,24 beam, 50,000hrs.Fully dimmable with a suitable dimmer; micro LED driver and flex-and-plug supplied.TRIO or DALI. 220240V AC,IP40 indoor and dry only. Warranty 3 years.

Supplied and supported by Lights For You.

Questions

Does it use the same hole as the fixed PICO-3?

No. This tiltable version needs 45mm; the fixed PICO-3 needs 35mm, and the PICO-7 needs 50mm. Three PICO fittings, three different holes so if you are ordering a mix, give your cabinetmaker or electrician all three figures before anything is drilled.

What is the tilt for?

It is what makes a 24 beam useful. Fixed, it lights whatever is directly beneath it; tilted, you can aim it at the object rather than the shelf, wash a wall in a tight line by setting them close and angling them, or light a picture without lighting the whole wall. Aim them at night before the ceiling or joinery is finished tiltable fittings are routinely installed and never adjusted.

Is the black one dimmer than the white?

Yes, by about 10% the datasheet says so and almost no manufacturer publishes it. A black reflector absorbs light a white one bounces, so the white gives 210 lumens and the black roughly 190. It matters if you are counting lumens across a run or mixing the two finishes in one space.

Can I light a room with them?

No. 210 lumens through a 24 beam is display and accent lighting you would need a great many, and it would still look wrong. For general light use the BOOST or DECO.

What if 210 lumens is not enough?

The PICO-7 gives 470 lumens from a 50mm hole more than double, for 5mm more cutout. It is the deep-set, anti-glare member of the family and is IP54 from the underside rather than IP40.

Can it go in a kitchen or bathroom?

IP40 is dust protected with no water rating, so indoor and dry only. If you want dust protection in a kitchen, where a small aperture collects grease, the PICO-7 at IP54 from the underside is the better choice.

Where does the driver go?

It comes with a micro-sized LED driver, which is essential a full-size driver defeats the point of a 45mm fitting inside joinery. You still need somewhere for it to sit, so plan that with your cabinetmaker.