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Gecko - Powerful light from a virtually invisible source - ERCO
Gecko – Powerful light from a
    virtually invisible source
    Glare-free accent lighting, flood-       façade and other outdoor lighting
    lighting and wallwashing in the          effects that require just a few of
    outdoor area                             these luminaires. Excellent glare
    Gecko emanates refined power             control ensures accent lighting,
    despite its compact form. This is        floodlighting and wallwashing
    achieved by combining a slightly         from a virtually invisible light
    conical shape with quality design        source. With a luminaire head that
    details such as seamless transitions.    can be tilted and rotated in any
    With its fluid, round outlines, this     direction, Gecko is quick and easy
    outdoor lighting tool enhances           to adjust precisely to the required
    gardens and parks as an adaptable        position, as its maintenance-free
    design feature which integrates          LED optoelectronics help to reduce
    flexibly in any surroundings. The        the operating costs.
    small housing conceals sophis-
    ticated photometric properties:
    Optionally producing a uniform
    wide beam or sharp-edged accent
    light, Gecko creates impressive

    Technical region: 120V/60Hz, 277V/       Edition: 17.05.2021
E   60Hz
    We reserve the right to make technical
                                             Current version under
                                             www.erco.com/gecko
    and design changes.
Gecko - Powerful light from a virtually invisible source - ERCO
Gecko Projectors, floodlights, wallwashers

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Structure and characteristics             1 ERCO Spherolit lens                       4 Housing and hinge                     Suitable for wet locations (IP65)
The features described here are typical   – Light distributions: narrow spot, spot,   – Corrosion-resistant cast aluminum,    Dust-proof and water jet-proof
of products in this range. Special ver-     flood, wide flood, extra wide flood,        No-Rinse surface treatment
sions may offer additional or varying       oval flood or wallwash                    – Graphit m, double powder-coated       Variants on request
features. A comprehensive description     – Oval flood 360° rotation                  – Optimized surface for reduced accu-   – High-power LEDs: 3000K CRI 97 or
of the features of individual products                                                  mulation of dirt                         2700K, 3500K, 4000K with CRI 92
can be found on our website.              2 ERCO LED-module                           – 130° tilt, 360° rotation              – Housing: 10,000 further colors
                                          – High-power LEDs: warm white               – Hinge with scaling and inner cable    Please contact your ERCO consultant.
                                            (3000K) or neutral white (4000K)            routing
                                          – Collimating lens made of optical
                                            polymer                                   5 Mounting plate
                                                                                      – Corrosion-resistant cast aluminum,
                                          3 Light head                                  No-Rinse surface treatment
                                          – Corrosion-resistant cast aluminum,        – Graphit m, double powder-coated
                                            No-Rinse surface treatment                – Optimized surface for reduced accu-
                                          – Graphit m, double powder-coated             mulation of dirt
                                          – Non-reflective safety glass
                                                                                      6 Control gear
                                                                                      – Trailing edge dimmable
                                                                                      – Operation at 120V: Dimming with
                                                                                        external dimmers possible
                                                                                      – Operation at 277V: switchable

                     Design and application:
                     www.erco.com/gecko

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Gecko - Powerful light from a virtually invisible source - ERCO
Gecko Projectors, floodlights, wallwashers

Improved visual comfort                  Oval flood freely rotatable              Small luminaire dimensions
ERCO has developed luminaires            The round oval flood Spherolit           Small luminaires are discreet and
with special housing designs and         lens can be freely rotated with all      place the focus on the light itself.
highquality optical components           luminaires to optimally align the        Small luminaire dimensions are par-
specifically for demanding visual        light to various objects.                ticularly advantageous in compact
tasks to provide enhanced visual                                                  room situations.
comfort.

Special characteristics                           ERCO high-power LEDs                     Excellent thermal manage-     Trailing edge dimmable
                                                                                           ment

          Improved visual comfort                 Efficient Spherolit technol-             EMC-optimized
                                                  ogy

          Oval flood, freely rotatable            Different light distributions            Degree scale for good
                                                                                           adjustability

          Small luminaire dimensions              Different light colors                   Pivotable through 130°
      h

                                                                                           Wet location

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Gecko - Powerful light from a virtually invisible source - ERCO
Gecko Projectors, floodlights, wallwashers – Luminaire arrangement
Projectors                                                      Accentuation
Narrow spot, Spot, Flood                                        The ideal angle of tilt (y) for
                                                                accent lighting with Gecko projec-
                                                                tors is around 30°. This emphasizes
                                                                the three-dimensionality of archi-
                                                                tectural details, sculptures or trees,
                                                                without distorting the spatial
                                                                impression with excessive shad-
                                             α                  owing.
                                                                Arrangement: y = 30°

Floodlights                                                     Washlighting
Wide flood, Extra wide flood, Oval                              Gecko projectors ensure uniform
flood                                                           floodlighting of long wall surfaces,
                                                                columns or trees. The ideal angle of
                                                                tilt (y) for this is around 30°
                                                                Arrangement: y = 30°
                                             α

Lens wallwashers                                                Wallwashing
Wallwash                                 a                      Uniform vertical illuminance in
                                                                the outdoor area defines spatial
                                                                borders. Here, the distance (a) of
                                                                Gecko lens wallwashers from the
                                                                wall should be around one third of
                                                 h              the room height (h). This results in
                                                                an angle of tilt (c) of approx. 55°.
                                                                Arrangement: a = 1/3 x h or
                                     γ                          c = 55°

                                                                For good longitudinal uniformity,
                                                                the spacing (d) of Gecko lens wall-
                                                                washers may be up to 1.2 times the
                                                                offset from the wall (a).
                                                                Arrangement: d ≤ 1.2 x a
                                                                The optimal wall offset and lumi-
                                                                naire spacing for each product are
                                                                indicated in the wallwasher tables
                                                                in the catalogue and the product
                                                                data sheets.

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Gecko - Powerful light from a virtually invisible source - ERCO
Railway station,
Bergen. Lighting
design: Multicon-
sult: Ruth Marie
Bottenheim. Pho-
tography: Johan
Elm, Stockholm.

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Gecko - Powerful light from a virtually invisible source - ERCO
Gecko Projectors, floodlights, wallwashers
Construction size       8 5/8"
                                                                    d 5 7/8“
                       218mm

                                          d149mm
                                 5 7/8"

                                                            250mm
                                                   9 7/8"
LED module
Maximum value       12W/1650lm                                       8W/1100lm (Narrow spot)
at 4000K CRI 82
                    18W/2475lm

Light color
                             2700K CRI 92 *                                    3500K CRI 92 *

                             3000K CRI 92                                      4000K CRI 82

                             3000K CRI 97 *                                    4000K CRI 92 *

Light
distribution        Projectors                                       Floodlights

                             Narrow spot                                       Wide flood

                             Spot                                              Extra wide flood

                             Flood                                             Oval flood

                                                                     Lens wallwashers

                                                                               Wallwash

Control
                             Trailing edge
                             dimmable

Color (housing)
                             Graphit m

                             10,000 colors *

Accessories
                             Ground spike

                             Spacer

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Railway station,
                         Bergen. Lighting
                         design: Multicon-
                         sult: Ruth Marie
                         Bottenheim. Pho-
                         tography: Johan
                         Elm, Stockholm.

* available on request                       Article numbers and planning data:
                                             www.erco.com/015338-us
                                             Design and application:
                                             www.erco.com/gecko

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