The Vantel PE40 is a 400mm circular pendant in black integrated26W giving 750lm, withselectable 3000K / 4000K / 5000K, and itdims.

Do not choose this on its wattage. Read the lightoutput.

The Vantel uses 30% more power for less than half the light. Someone comparing two400mm pendants on wattage alone would get thisexactly backwards, and nothing on either page told them.

That is not a fault it is the design. The Vantel’s light passes through asilicone diffuser, which absorbs a great deal and in exchange gives acontinuous, even, glare-free ring with no visible LEDs anywhere init. You are buying the quality of the light, not the quantity.

What 750 lumens will and will not do

A soft, even ring of light. Over a dining table it is adecorative and atmospheric fitting, and with thedimming it is a good one. It is not enough to light a kitchen or anopen-plan room on its own plan downlights alongside it, orhang two or three, which is how a ring pendant is usually used.

If you want one 400mm pendant to light a table by itself, ask us about theTruvon instead though note the Truvondoes not dim, and this one does.

The circular form and the silicone

A continuous illuminated ring, which is a genuinely different object from a shadewith a light inside it. The silicone diffuser is what makes it work:flexible, seamless and evenly translucent, so the ring glowsuniformly all the way round with no dots, no bright spots and no join.A rigid acrylic ring shows every one of those.

Silicone is in the datasheet materials and was missing from our record, which listed aluminiumand iron the two things you cannot see.

It dims and we will confirm the dimmer with you

The datasheet and our record both say dimmable. Neither sayshow there is no TRIAC, 010V or remote noted anywhere. On ahard-wired 240V fitting the usual answer is a TRIAC wall dimmer, but we arenot going to assert it. Tell us your dimmer, or ask before you buy one, andwe will confirm compatibility with Telbix.

Given the modest output, the dimming matters: at 750lm this is anatmosphere fitting, and the level is most of the effect.

Three colour settings, set at installation

3000K warm for dining and living rooms the right answer in mosthomes. 4000K neutral over a work surface.5000K cool, which belongs in a commercial fit-out rather than a house.

Decide before the electrician leaves. Our recordflags the Vantel as colour changing, which overstates it the setting is madeat the fitting, at installation. And if you are hangingtwo or three in a row, set them all the same: a run with onedifferent is obvious, and correcting it means getting the electrician back.

A note on our data. The datasheet for the Vantelcarries three zero-value dimension cells height, length and width all0 a zero colour temperature that contradicts its ownthree-colour field, and zero lamp holders on a fitting that plainly has one. The400mm width and 2,000mm suspension here come from ourproduct record and the manufacturer’s own page. We do not have a height or a weight for thisfitting ask us before the fixing is chosen.

Where it works

• Over dining tables, as an atmospheric layer and it dims.
• In runs of two or three over an island or a long table.
• Living areas and commercial fit-outs, where the seamless ring suits.
• 750lm not enough to light a kitchen alone. The Truvon gives 1,550.
• Height and weight are unrecorded ask us before the fixing is chosen.

Specifying it

400mm across, canopy 80mm, suspension2,000mm, in aluminium, iron and SILICONE, black.Height and weight are not recorded ask us. Integrated26W LED giving 750lm, included, with3000K / 4000K / 5000K set at installation,CRI>80, and dimming method not recorded; confirm withus. 240V, ClassI earth required,IP20 indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years, as a replacementwarranty.

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Questions

Is it bright? It uses 26 watts.

Do not read it that way. It gives 750 lumens the Truvon PE40, the same 400mm size, gives 1,550 from 20 watts. The Vantel uses 30% more power for less than half the light, because its silicone diffuser absorbs heavily. That is the design, not a fault: you are buying an even, glare-free ring with no visible LEDs, so the quality of the light rather than the quantity.

Will it light my kitchen?

Not on its own. Plan downlights alongside it, or hang two or three, which is how a ring pendant is usually used. If you want one 400mm pendant to light a table by itself, ask us about the Truvon though the Truvon does not dim and this one does.

What kind of dimmer do I need?

The datasheet and our record both say it dims and neither says how no TRIAC, 010V or remote is noted anywhere. On a hard-wired 240V fitting the usual answer is a TRIAC wall dimmer, but we are not going to assert it. Tell us your dimmer, or ask before buying one, and we will confirm with Telbix.

Why silicone?

It is flexible, seamless and evenly translucent, so the ring glows uniformly all the way round with no dots, no bright spots and no join. A rigid acrylic ring shows every one of those. Silicone was in the datasheet and missing from our record, which listed aluminium and iron the two things you cannot see.

Which colour temperature should I choose?

3000K for dining and living rooms, which is right in most homes; 4000K over a work surface; 5000K belongs in a commercial fit-out. Decide before the electrician leaves the setting is made at the fitting during installation. If you are hanging a run, set them all the same.

How tall is it, and how heavy?

Neither is recorded. The datasheet carries three zero-value dimension cells height, length and width all 0 so we have the 400mm width and the 2,000mm suspension and nothing else. Ask us before the fixing is chosen.

Can I hang several?

Yes, and over a long table or island that is the better use of it two or three rings give both the light and the rhythm that one cannot.