Collingwood SL130 1W LED Spike Light - Black - Low Voltage

A Quiet Little Spotlight on a Spike

The SL130 is a garden spike light built to disappear into planting and let the light do the talking. The head is a plain cylinder just 42mm across, carried on a slim stem above a long spike that pushes into soft ground. It throws a tight 26 degree beam, so it picks out one tree, one shrub or one piece of stonework rather than washing light across a whole border. This is the 1W version, running at 350mA on a low voltage circuit.

The Black Anodised Finish

Anodising puts the colour into the surface of the aluminium rather than laying paint on top of it, so this black will not flake off if a spade or a mower catches the stem. In daylight the dark tone sinks into soil, bark and evergreen foliage until you stop noticing the fitting at all, which is exactly what you want from something planted in a border. Against pale gravel or a light rendered wall it reads instead as a small, deliberate dark upright. It sits comfortably alongside black rainwater goods, dark window frames and powder coated garden furniture, and of the two SL130 finishes it is the easier one to lose in mature planting.

How It Works

The head tilts through 90 degrees on its stem, so you plant the spike straight and then aim the beam afterwards, up into a canopy or across a wall face. The long spike is there for stability, and it can be pushed deeper as soft ground settles over a season. A 3m flying lead runs from the base back to the circuit. This is a Class III low voltage fitting, so it never touches a mains supply directly and needs a separate low voltage driver, which is bought on its own. SL130 units are wired in series on the same driver, and the driver current is what sets the output, 350mA for this 1W version. The LED is integrated, so there is no lamp to replace.

Where It Works Best

This is the fitting for uplighting a small multi stem tree, grazing light up the pale trunk of a birch, or lifting a specimen fern out of a shady corner. Along a front path a run of them marks the route without the glare you get from a bollard. On a terrace they work pushed into big planters to light an olive or a clipped bay. The 1W output is deliberately gentle, which suits close accenting at a metre or two rather than trying to light a whole lawn. IP65 and listed by Collingwood as coastal protected, it is also a sensible choice for exposed seaside gardens.

About Collingwood Lighting

Collingwood design and manufacture their LED products in Sywell, Northamptonshire, and have worked in LED specifically since 2002, which is a long innings in a field most brands only reached much later. The company states it was among the first to put fire rated, sealed for life and mains dimmable LED products in front of the UK electrical wholesale trade. It also holds an EcoVadis Gold medal, placing it in the top 5% of companies assessed worldwide for sustainability.

Good to Know

• Backed by a 7 year warranty.
• IP65 rated, which means fully sealed against dust and protected against water jets from any direction, so rain, hosing down and sprinkler spray are all fine.
• Class III low voltage. It cannot be wired straight to a mains circuit and requires a separate low voltage driver, sold separately.
• Wired in series with the other SL130 fittings on the same driver.
• Output at 1W and 350mA is 70 lumens in 2700K, 75 lumens in 3000K and 95 lumens in 4000K, with a CRI of 80.
• 408.5mm tall overall including the spike, 42mm diameter head, 3m flying lead, 0.5kg.
• Body is anodised aluminium and Collingwood lists the SL130 as coastal protected.
• Any dimming is handled by the driver rather than by the fitting, so check the specification of the driver you pair it with.
• Wipe the lens with a damp cloth from time to time. Soil splash and hard water marks dull the beam faster than anything else out in a garden.
• Moonlight Design recommends installation by a registered NICEIC electrician.

Questions People Ask

Does the Collingwood SL130 spike light need a driver?
Yes. The SL130 is a Class III low voltage fitting, so it needs a separate low voltage LED driver, which is not supplied with the light. The driver current also sets the output, and this version is the 1W fitting run at 350mA.

How bright is the 1W SL130?
At 1W and 350mA the Collingwood SL130 gives 70 lumens in 2700K, 75 lumens in 3000K and 95 lumens in 4000K, all through a 26 degree beam. That is accent level light for a single plant or feature, not general garden illumination.

How much of the SL130 sits below ground?
The Collingwood SL130 is 408.5mm tall in total, with a 240mm spike section below the stem, so roughly the lower half is buried once it is pushed fully into soft soil.

Can the SL130 be used in a coastal garden?
Yes. Collingwood lists the SL130 as coastal protected, it is IP65 rated and the body is anodised aluminium, so salt laden air near the sea is within what it is built for.

Which colour temperature suits a garden best?
The Collingwood SL130 comes in 2700K, 3000K and 4000K. 2700K is the warmest and flatters brick, timber and autumn planting. 3000K is a warm white that sits well with most green foliage. 4000K is the crispest and the brightest of the three, and tends to look sharper against stone, render and modern hard landscaping.

42mm diameter x 408.5mm height (refer to spec for more details)

• Collingwood Spike Light Guide 2025

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