Solar Lighting Designs | Andromeda RGB Solar Bollard 360lm Remote | IP65 Powder-Coated Black
The Solar Lighting Designs SOLB010-PRE is a remote controlled RGB solar bollard from the Andromeda range, rated up to 360 lumens from an Osram 5050 LED. The supplied 2.4GHz remote selects RGB colour from a colour wheel, or warm 3000K, daylight 4000K, and cool 6000K white. The SOLB010-PRE stands 900mm high on a 9.2W solar panel with a 38.4Wh LiFePO4 battery, rated IP65 and compliant with Australian standard PP5.
Colour on a landscaped site is rarely a single decision. The palette changes with the season, the tenancy, or the event, and a bollard run comprises twenty or forty fittings rather than one. Reconfiguring that installation manually commits a technician to traversing the site with a tool, opening every head in turn. The SOLB010-PRE eliminates that visit entirely. One remote controls up to 40 lights, and the selected program repeats nightly until somebody alters it.
The remote is not restricted to colour. It configures lumen output, RGB or CCT selection, the hours of operation after dusk, and on/off, so an entire scheme is commissioned from a single standing position. That converts a recurring maintenance attendance into a two-minute adjustment. Underneath, the SOLB010-PRE remains the same commercial fitting as the rest of the range: moulded polycarbonate head, reinforced aluminium stem and baseplate, stainless steel tamper proof fixings.
Features
- Remote controlled RGB and Tri-CCT — the SOLB010-PRE selects RGB colour from a colour wheel, or warm 3000K, daylight 4000K, and cool 6000K white.
- One remote controls up to 40 lights — a single 2.4GHz wireless touch remote commissions or reconfigures an entire bollard run from one position.
- Timer, brightness, and on/off on the remote — lumen output and the hours of operation after dusk are set alongside colour, with no site tooling.
- Program repeats nightly — the selected setting is retained and repeated until changed, so the SOLB010-PRE runs unattended after commissioning.
- Up to 360 lumens — an Osram 5050 LED delivers the output, which varies with the colour selected rather than holding one figure across the wheel.
- Symmetrical light pattern — output radiates evenly around the head, which suits open landscaped areas rather than a single directional route.
- Australian standard PP5 compliant — meets the PP5 pedestrian lighting category for specified commercial and public work.
- IP65 waterproof design — rated against dust and water jets for permanent installation in open, exposed positions.
- Polycarbonate head on reinforced aluminium — a moulded high impact polycarbonate housing over a powder-coated aluminium stem, baseplate, and stainless steel tamper proof fixings.
- 9.2W panel and 38.4Wh battery — a 12Ah 3.2V LiFePO4 cell carries more than 3 nights of autonomy and recharges in around 5 hours.
- Baseplated or inground mounting — bolts down through a 144mm flange on four M6 or M8 screws, or takes an inground stem where the substrate suits.
- No published IK rating — the head is described as high impact but Solar Lighting Designs states no IK class, so confirm suitability where deliberate impact is a concern.
Where to use
- Hotel and resort grounds — the SOLB010-PRE runs warm white through the week and shifts to colour for an event without a technician on site.
- Commercial landscaped forecourts — a run of bollards changes with the tenancy or the season from one remote.
- Retail and hospitality precincts — colour marks a promotion or a seasonal trade period across a whole pedestrian route.
- Sports clubs and community facilities — club colours on match nights, neutral white the rest of the time, from the same fitting.
- Public parks and shared walkways — PP5 compliance covers the pedestrian lighting category when the bollards run in white.
- Residential pathways and driveways — the SOLB010-PRE marks an entry drive with no trenching and no control wiring.
- Architectural and feature landscaping — RGB washes a planted bed or a rendered feature wall that a fixed-CCT fitting could not.
The SOLB010-PRE is a wayfinding bollard rated up to 360 lumens, not an area luminaire, so car parks and open reserves need a different class of fitting. Output varies with the colour selected, and RGB modes read dimmer than white, so specify against the white figure where a lighting level has to be met. It is rated IP65, covering dust and water jets but not submersion, and the panel needs consistent daily sun to support the rated 3 nights.
