The Vostel EX1 is a 205mm single exterior wall light insolid brass or 316 stainless steel with glass 3W giving125lm at 3000K, CRI above 90, IP65 inantique brass, natural brass or stainless steel.

Solid brass or 316 stainless and this is the whole point

Our page was cut off before it said so. These are not painted aluminium.Solid brass and 316 stainless steel are the two materials thatsurvive coastal air: 316 is the marine grade, with added molybdenum specifically toresist salt, and solid brass weathers rather than corrodes. On abeachfront or near-coastal house, an ordinary exterior light fails in a couple ofyears and these do not. That is what you are paying for.

The old specification table said Solid Brass on everyvariant including the stainless one. Corrected here: the twobrass finishes are solid brass, the stainless variant is 316 stainlesssteel.

Antique brass, natural brass, or stainless

Natural brass is unlacquered and will patina it arrivesbright and goes to a soft brown-gold outdoors, which most buyers of solid brass want.Antique brass starts dark and stays closer to where it began.316 stainless stays silver. If you want a fitting that looks the same in five years,choose stainless or antique; if you want it to age, choose natural.

A narrow bar, and 125 lumens

205mm tall by 30mm wide, projecting 53mm on a55mm backplate. It is a slim vertical marker, and at125lm on a 45 beam it is exactly that alit accent beside a door or along a wall, not a light to see by. Plan the light andthe fitting separately: a pair of these flanking an entry is architecture; one of them is not asecurity light.

CRI above 90 on an exterior fitting is unusual. It meansbrick, render, timber and stone hold their real colour under it and on a wallwash, that is exactly where a low-CRI fitting looks cheap and grey.

IP65 and Class II

IP65 dust-tight and rated against water jets, so it takes open weather andhose-down. It is ClassII double insulated, which for an exteriorfitting is a simpler install than an earthed one. Not dimmable.

Where it works

• Coastal and beachfront houses 316 stainless or solid brass.
• Flanking an entry, in pairs.
• Along a wall as a lit rhythm.
• Not a security or path light 125lm is an accent.

Specifying it

205mm tall by 30mm wide, projection 53mm,backplate 55mm, 0.5kg, insolid brass or 316 stainless steel with glass. Integrated3W LED giving 125lm at 3000K, included,CRI>90, 45 beam, not dimmable.240V, ClassII double insulated, no earth required,IP65 dust-tight, rated against water jets. Warranty is three years, as areplacement warranty.

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Questions

What is it actually made of?

Solid brass on the two brass finishes, and 316 stainless steel on the stainless one with glass. Our old page was cut off before it said so, and the specification table wrongly said Solid Brass for every variant including the stainless.

Will it survive near the sea?

That is what it is for. 316 is the marine grade of stainless, with added molybdenum specifically to resist salt, and solid brass weathers rather than corrodes. An ordinary painted exterior light fails within a couple of years on a beachfront; these do not.

Will the brass change colour?

The natural brass will it is unlacquered, arrives bright and goes to a soft brown-gold outdoors. Antique brass starts dark and stays close to where it began, and 316 stainless stays silver.

How bright is it?

125lm on a 45-degree beam an accent. A pair flanking an entry is architecture; one of these is not a security or path light.

Why does CRI matter outdoors?

Because brick, render, timber and stone are what the light lands on. Above 90 they hold their real colour; under a low-CRI fitting a wall wash looks cheap and grey.

Can it be hosed down?

Yes IP65 is dust-tight and rated against water jets. It is also Class II, double insulated, which makes for a simpler exterior install than an earthed fitting.

Is it dimmable?

No. Fixed output at 3000K warm white.