Collingwood SL230 LED Twin Pole Spike Light - Bronze - Straight to Mains

Two Aimable Beams From One Ground Spike

The Collingwood SL230 puts two spotlight heads on a single spiked pole, so one fixing and one cable run give you two independent points of light. Each head tilts through 90 degrees and swivels through 330 degrees, which means you can send one beam down a path and throw the other up into a shrub from the very same spot. This is the mains voltage version of the twin pole spike light. It wires straight to 230V with the driver already sealed inside the fitting, so there is no separate transformer to hide in a border.

The Bronze Anodised Finish

The pole and both heads are anodised aluminium in bronze, a deep warm brown with a low satin sheen rather than any gloss. Anodising drives the colour into the surface of the metal instead of laying paint over the top, and Collingwood rates the result as suitable for coastal areas. In daylight the tone is quiet and slightly earthy, so the fitting recedes against bark, dark brick and planting in a way that a bright metal never quite manages. It sits happily alongside weathered timber, sandstone paving and dark stained garden joinery.

How It Works

Both heads run from one 11.4W LED load, each throwing a 40 degree beam. Collingwood lists 1030 lumens at 2700K and 1040 lumens at 3000K, working out at roughly 91 lumens per watt, with a 4000K option also offered on this listing for a cooler, crisper light. Colour rendering is above CRI 80 and colour consistency is held to SDCM3, so the two heads match each other and stay matched over time. The LEDs are rated L70 at 70,000 hours.

The fitting arrives complete on its 845mm spiked pole with heads 62.5mm in diameter, and it comes with a 3m H05RN-F rubberised flying lead of 7mm outside diameter already fitted. Input is 220 to 240V AC and the wiring is parallel, so several units can sit on the same circuit. Collingwood offers the JB5 gel filled waterproof connector for the joint underground. If glare is a concern where people walk, the GH220Z tapered hood and the GS220Z cylindrical snoot are made in the same bronze and fit this head, both sold separately.

Where It Works Best

This is a path and border light first. Push it into a planting bed beside a walkway and you can wash the path with one head while grazing a wall or lifting a specimen shrub with the other. It earns its keep on a flight of garden steps, where a single spike can cover two treads from different angles, and along a driveway edge where you want light without a run of separate fittings. Because the finish is rated for coastal sites, it suits exposed seaside gardens as well as sheltered courtyards. The mains feed makes it a sensible choice when you are extending an existing 230V garden circuit rather than starting a low voltage system from scratch.

About Collingwood Lighting

Collingwood designs and manufactures its LED products in Sywell, Northamptonshire, and has worked in LED technology since 2002. The brand states it was among the first to bring fire rated, fully sealed for life and mains dimmable LED products to the UK electrical wholesale market. It also holds an EcoVadis Gold medal, which places it in the top 5% of companies assessed worldwide for sustainability. That engineering focus shows in the small things here, such as the sealed driver, the pre fitted rubberised lead and the tight colour consistency between the two heads.

Good to Know

• IP65 rated, meaning it is fully protected against dust and against water jets from any direction, so ordinary British rain and a garden hose are not an issue.
• Collingwood lists a 7 year extended warranty on this range, activated by registering the product with them.
• Class I, so the fitting must be earthed. It is not a plug in product.
• Suitable for coastal areas according to Collingwood, thanks to the anodised aluminium construction.
• Maximum ambient operating temperature is 35 degrees C.
• The LED is integrated, so there is no lamp to replace. Choose the colour temperature at the point of ordering.
• Collingwood lists this fitting as dimmable depending on the control gear it is paired with. The driver is sealed inside, so any dimming has to be done from a compatible dimmer switch on the mains circuit itself, and this should be confirmed with your electrician before fitting one.
• Care is simple. Wipe the lens occasionally with a damp cloth and keep planting from growing across the beam. Avoid solvents on the anodised surface.
• Moonlight Design recommends installation by a registered NICEIC electrician.

Questions People Ask

Does the Collingwood SL230 mains twin pole spike light need a separate driver or transformer?
No. The SL230 Mains has its driver built into the fitting and runs directly from a 220 to 240V AC supply, so no external transformer or LED driver is required. It is supplied with a 3m H05RN-F rubberised flying lead and is wired in parallel with any other units on the circuit.

Can the two heads on the SL230 be aimed in different directions?
Yes. Each of the two heads on the Collingwood SL230 twin pole spike light adjusts independently, tilting through 90 degrees and rotating through 330 degrees. That allows one head to light a path while the other is angled at a wall, a tree or a set of steps from the same ground position.

How tall is the Collingwood SL230 twin pole spike light?
The SL230 pole measures 845mm in height and each spotlight head is 62.5mm in diameter. Collingwood states that its spike lights continue up to 240mm below the surface, so the visible height above ground depends on how far the spike is driven in.

What is the light output and beam angle of the SL230 Mains?
The Collingwood SL230 Mains twin pole spike light draws 11.4W in total and produces a 40 degree beam from each head. Collingwood publishes 1030 lumens at 2700K and 1040 lumens at 3000K for this model, an efficacy of about 91 lumens per watt.

Can the SL230 spike light be used in a coastal garden?
Yes. Collingwood lists the SL230 Mains as suitable for coastal areas. The body is anodised aluminium, the fitting is rated IP65 against dust and water jets, and the maximum ambient operating temperature is 35 degrees C.

How do you reduce glare from the SL230 when it lights a walkway?
Collingwood makes two low glare accessories that fit this head and are sold separately. The GH220Z is a tapered hood that cuts glare while keeping a good spread of light, and the GS220Z is a cylindrical snoot that tightens the beam for a subtler moonlighting effect. Both are finished in bronze to match.

Heads 62.5mm diameter / Spike 845mm height

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