Module 16 G3 W Twist On System 3Cct

The Module 16 G3 is a 60 mm twist-on LED downlight module — power-selectable 6 W or 10 W, 950 lm, switchable 2700 K / 3000 K / 4000 K, CRI above 92, TRIAC and C-Bus dimmable, IC-4.

IC-4, which our page never mentioned

This is the single most important fact about a recessed downlight in Australia and it was on the datasheet and nowhere else. IC-4 means the module is rated to be covered by ceiling insulation and abutted by it — so no clearance has to be cut around it, and the insulation stays continuous.

Why it matters: in a ceiling with bulk insulation, a downlight that is not IC-rated needs a gap maintained around it for the life of the building — a gap that gets closed by the next person who works up there. An IC-4 fitting removes that failure mode entirely, and it removes the thermal bridge the gap creates.

CRI above 92 — and 96 at 3000 K

This is the reason to specify this module over a commodity downlight. CRI above 92, reaching 96 at the 3000 K setting, against the CRI 80 that most fittings in this catalogue record. The difference is visible on skin, timber, food and fabric: at CRI 80 reds go slightly grey and timber flattens; above 92 they do not. In a kitchen, a bathroom mirror or over a dining table, that is worth paying for.

It also explains the efficacy. 95 lm/W at CRI 92 is a better result than 120 lm/W at CRI 80, because high colour rendering is bought by giving up efficiency. This module gives up very little.

Three colour temperatures, switched on the module

2700 K, 3000 K, 4000 K — selected at installation, so one product covers a whole house and the decision can be made in the room rather than at the order. 2700 K for bedrooms and living, 3000 K for most of a house and the setting that gives CRI 96, 4000 K for laundries, garages and task areas.

TRIAC and C-Bus — and the C-Bus was missing

Our record said only “Dimmable: Yes”. The datasheet says TRIAC and C-Bus. TRIAC is the ordinary wall dimmer; C-Bus is Clipsal's building-control system, and on a job specified around C-Bus that compatibility is the whole reason a fitting gets chosen or rejected. It should not have been reduced to one word.

38° beam, with a 60° lens available

38° is a focused beam — good for a defined pool on a bench or a wall, tighter than the 60° most general downlights use. A 60° lens is available separately if you want a broader wash. Being able to change that after the ceiling is closed is unusual and useful.

Where it works

• Kitchens, bathrooms and dining — where CRI 92+ shows.
• Insulated ceilings — IC-4, no clearance needed.
• C-Bus and TRIAC dimmed installations.
• ⚠ Confirm the cutout size and the frame before ordering.
• ⚠ 950 lm is the 10 W setting, not the 6 W one.

Specifying it

60 mm across, 55 mm deep, cable 900 mm, 0.26 kg, in aluminium. Cutout diameter is not recorded — ask us. Integrated COB LED, power-selectable 6 W or 10 W, 950 lm at 10 W, included, switchable 2700 K / 3000 K / 4000 K, CRI >92 (96 at 3000 K), 38° beam with a 60° lens available separately, dimmable — TRIAC and C-Bus. 240 V, Class II — double insulated, no earth required, IC-4 — may be covered and abutted by insulation, IP20. Warranty is five years, as a replacement warranty.

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