When looking for your outdoor spot light fixtures, a Kichler Radiax 6.5 watt LED will be a nice fit for most landscapes for up lighting (pointing your light up). We will look at the fixture and what it takes to hook up and enjoy.
What you get in the box
What you get in the boxThe box is kinda small and you think this light will not put out much illumination. The fixture is 3″ around and 4.75″ long and has a sealed cast aluminum housing to protect it from the weather. This fixture is really bright with 590 Lumens of bright white light. The fixture is already assembled and ready for the 8″ ground stake mount to be installed. When you go to connect to your power run, you have a 24″ lead wire and pro series wire connector included.
This 13 watt fixture should last about 40000 hours. The 5 LED light should last the life of the fixture and never need replacement. The spotlight will have a 60 degree beam spread, look at options below. The light will shine mostly on what it is pointed at.
For more information on Kichler's Radiax LED lights, use this link
What do you need to install and how does it work
The installation of this light fixture will be quite easy. Just have to be within the 24″ lead wire range and use the included connectors to hook up. This fixture does not come with a transformer, see my article on choosing the correct transformer for your low voltage lights. Make sure this fixture gets at least 12 volts of power to get the most out of it.
For adjusting the illumination, the fixture can be adjusted 115 degrees up. With the ability to rotate the base of the mounting stake, you can highlight any object that is within light distance.
Options for this fixture
Options for this fixtureFinish options are brass,bronze,white and textured black or white
Beam spread can be a tight 10 degree, medium 30 degree or a wider 60 degree
Color temperature can be had in 2700 or 3000. The 3000 is a brighter white
Pros
LED bulbs use less energy than traditional bulbs.
Fixture can be pointed in any direction,even straight up, to highlight your landscape
You can get this fixture with a variety of options
Cons
Have to get a power supply, not included in kit
24″ lead cable may not be long enough to reach your existing cable run
For more information on Kichler's Radiax LED lights, use this link
Conclusion
This series of outdoor spot light fixtures by Kichler can meet the demands of many outdoor areas decors with the many options of finish and lighting. If you have an item or area that could use a up light for illumination it would benefit from this fixture.
Any questions or comments about this or any of my other post, please comment below and I will respond. Any item that you would like me to research for you please let me know.
Nice post a lot of great information
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John
I’m a big fan of LED lighting and this Kichler outdoor spot looks great. Can you recommend a decent solar spot that looks good and still has enough power to make it through a long night?
Dave I have a review of a solar spot light in the solar section. I will send you a link.
John
Hey, I don’t doubt these little lights put out a lot of light. The LED on my phone lights up a room and that’s just 1 LED. Great site and awsome product.
Dan,
Thanks for the comments. Any items that you would like for review.
John
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Lureita,
Grammar has been corrected.
John
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Michael,
Thanks for your comments. Need to promote more low voltage lights.
John
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-Stu
Thanks Stu,
Need to get more articles on low voltage lights published.
John
John
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James
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John