8W CCT Adjustable LED Bulkhead Gear Tray

Description

Description
This is the working half of a bulkhead: an 8W LED gear tray that fits inside a bulkhead body in place of a lamp and its control gear. The LEDs are mounted directly onto a circular white board with a two-pin connector lead, and keyhole slots and screw points are set around the edge so the board locates on the mounting posts inside a round housing. It draws 8W and is rated at 1,725 lumens, so the light it puts out is well out of proportion to the power it uses.

A gear tray is a repair and upgrade part rather than a finished fitting, so the body you already own decides the job. It suits anyone maintaining bulkheads in a hallway, a stairwell, a garage, a utility room or a communal landing, where the housing is sound but the lamp or the old gear has given up. Because the colour temperature is chosen on the tray itself, one part covers work that would otherwise need three different stock lines: warm for a hallway, neutral for a workshop, cool for a store room. It sits alongside our other bulkhead gear trays, including 15W and 16W versions and emergency and microwave sensor variants, and our separate bulkhead bodies.

The selector on the board is marked 3K, 4K and 6K, and it is set by hand before the tray is closed into the body rather than from the wall switch, so settle on the light you want while the fitting is open. Light spreads at 120 degrees, a wide wash that suits a tray sitting flat against a ceiling or a wall. It is not dimmable, so run it from a plain switched circuit. The supply is 220-240V mains. The manufacturer states no IP rating for this tray, so treat it as unrated. It is sold singly, with a minimum order of one.

Specification

Type
LED bulkhead gear tray

Light source
Integrated LED

Wattage
8W

Brightness
1725lm

Colour temperature
Adjustable, selector marked 3K, 4K and 6K

Beam angle
120 degrees

IP rating
Not stated by the manufacturer

Dimmable
No

Sold as
Single gear tray

Minimum order
1, sold in multiples of 1

Frequently Asked
Will this gear tray fit the bulkhead body I already have?

The board is circular, with keyhole slots and screw points around its edge for the mounting posts inside a round housing. No diameter is stated by the manufacturer, so measure the clear space and the post positions in your existing body before ordering.

How do I change the colour temperature?

A selector on the board is marked 3K, 4K and 6K. You set it by hand while the fitting is open, before the diffuser goes back on, so choose the light you want at installation rather than from the wall switch.

How bright is it for only 8W?

The manufacturer rates it at 1,725 lumens, which is a high figure for eight watts. With a 120 degree spread that output is thrown broadly across a ceiling or wall rather than focused into a narrow beam.

Can it be dimmed?

No. The specification states it is not dimmable, so wire it to a plain switched circuit. Running a non-dimmable LED board through a dimmer module is outside what the manufacturer allows for this part.

What IP rating does it carry?

The manufacturer states none for the tray itself, so we claim none. Any ingress protection on the finished fitting comes from the body and diffuser it is enclosed in, and that housing's own rating is the one that applies.

What supply does it need?

It runs on a 220-240V mains supply, the standard UK domestic and commercial voltage. Wiring a gear tray into a live fitting is work for a competent electrician, with the circuit isolated first.