Module 16 12W — 5000K
Module 16 12W
Module 16 12W — 5000K
Module 16 12W
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Telbix Lighting
SKU: MDL-16D-850

Module 16 12W

1 Year Warranty
1 Year Warranty
Medium brightness
880 lm Learn More!!
Dimmable
Dimmable
$42.95
$69.00
$42.95
Product Description  
Product Description
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The Module 16 is a recessed 12 W LED downlight — 880 lm at 5000 K cool white, CRI above 84, TRIAC dimmable, IP44, IC-4.

⚠ Two facts an installer needs, recorded and absent from our page.

  • It is IC-4 — rated to be covered by ceiling insulation and abutted by it. No clearance gap has to be maintained around it, and none can be closed up later by someone working in the roof. In Australia that is one of the two things that matter about a recessed fitting, and the specification table did not mention it.
  • It is IP44 — protected against splashing water from any direction, so it can go in a bathroom outside the shower zone or a laundry. 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 cut and we will confirm it with Telbix.

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

Source Warranty
The datasheet 5 years
Our product record and page 1 year
Its two sibling variants (MDL-16D-16W-930, MDL-16D-510G3) 5 years, both

Same module family, same construction, three variants — and this one recorded at a fifth of the term. We have published the shorter figure because we will not promise 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 downlight run, four years of cover is not a detail.

5000 K cool white — and where that belongs

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

Where it does not belong: living rooms and bedrooms. A whole-house downlight run in 5000 K is the single commonest lighting regret — it is 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.

CRI above 84 — better than the >80 most of this catalogue records. With cool light that is a useful pairing: in a garage, laundry or workshop you can judge colour properly, which is most of what task light is for.

880 lumens at 12 watts, and it dims

73 lm/W. On a downlight grid that output is a 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 worth having: 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: a frame that stays in the ceiling and a module that makes the light and can be changed without touching the plaster.

That is the reason to specify it. 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. With a frame-and-module you swap the module: for a failure, or for a different colour temperature or beam, years later.

⚠ Check the pairing before you order. The MDL-613 frame in this catalogue takes a 90 mm cutout, and we have not been given this module's own dimensions. Tell us which frame you have or are buying and we will confirm the two go together — that is exactly the sort of thing we would rather check than have you discover on site.

75 mm deep, in aluminium — which is what carries the LED's heat away, and the single thing that most determines how long a diode actually lasts. 240 V, running directly on mains with no separate transformer.

Where it works
  • Kitchens, laundries, garages and workshops — 5000 K 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. 5000 K is a task colour.
  • ⚠ Ask us for the cutout before the ceiling is cut, and for the warranty before you buy.
Specifying it

75 mm deep, in aluminium. ⚠ Cutout and overall dimensions are not recorded — ask us before the ceiling is cut. Integrated 12 W COB LED giving 880 lm at 5000 K cool white — fixed, included, CRI >84, TRIAC dimmable. 240 V, Class I — 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 variants carry 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 5000 K 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 90 mm cutout and we have not been given this module’s own dimensions — that is exactly the sort of thing we would rather check than have you discover on site.

Product Specifications  
Product Specifications
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Specifications

BrandTelbix Lighting
Model / SKUMDL-16D-850 (5000K)
TypeRecessed LED downlight MODULE — part of the two-part MDL system
Input Voltage240V — direct to mains, no separate transformer
Wattage12W integrated COB LED — included
Lumen Output880lm
Efficacy73 lm/W
Colour Temperature5000K COOL WHITE — fixed. A task colour, not a living-room one
CRI> 84 — better than the usual >80
DimmingYES — TRIAC, on an ordinary wall dimmer
Insulation RatingIC-4 — may be COVERED and ABUTTED by insulation. Absent from the old page
IP RatingIP44 — bathrooms outside the shower zone. Absent from the old page
Electrical ProtectionCLASS I — EARTH REQUIRED
Cutout⚠ NOT RECORDED — ask us BEFORE the ceiling is cut
Depth75mm
MaterialAluminium — it carries the LED’s heat away
Warranty⚠ Published as 1 YEAR. The datasheet says 5, and BOTH siblings carry 5. Ask us

Variant specifications

MDL-16D variantColourWarranty as recorded
MDL-16D-8505000K⚠ 1 year — and its datasheet says 5
MDL-16D-16W-9303000K5 years
MDL-16D-510G3Switchable5 years
Data Sheet & Manual  
Data Sheet & Manual
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Warranties, Return & Refund Policy  
Warranties, Return & Refund Policy
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Warranties

For all warranty claims please ensure you have your proof of purchase at hand, an invoice from your electrician from the installation and check the faulty product is within the applicable warranty period. Warranty is replacement only.

Lights For You is not responsible for damages caused by unprofessional installation, modified products or manipulated by the customer or by any other person not authorised by the manufacturer; as well as by improper use, manipulation and/or short circuits, apparent signs of improper treatment.

Faulty items: lodge warranty directly with the brand (manufacturer). Keep proof of purchase.

Damaged or Missing Items

Notification of any damages or missing items must be received by Lights For You within seven (7) days of receipt of the product. Please email photos to ashfield@lightsforyou.com.au.

If the product is to be repaired or replaced, it must correspond to the one originally sent by Lights For You and the customer must include the delivery note and/or invoice.

Returns

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Credits will be issued in the form of store credit or gift voucher and will be equal to the price paid for the product minus the cost of shipping. Store credit vouchers are valid for six months from the date of issuance.

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Cancellations

Customers who wish to cancel all or part of an order due to change of mind or incorrectly ordered may do subject to cancelling in within 12 hours, during business hours from time of purchase. Once products have been shipped, you cannot cancel them.

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