Old R80 type fittings
Is the term fire rated relatively new with respect to downlight type fittings?
The old R80 style fittings did have an enclosure, so I presume will provide some fire barrier qualities.
It seems though that the fire rated aspect of modern GU10/MR16 type fittings is the intumescent pad.
The older R80 lamps do not have this, so I presume they are not fire rated.
But do they provide a fire barrier?
I need to replace some R80 downlights.
The downlighter conversion kits give quite a clean and cheap solution to the big hole, but I wonder what is its fire barrier qualities? and is it any worse than a R80 fitting.
Is the term fire rated relatively new with respect to downlight type fittings?
The old R80 style fittings did have an enclosure, so I presume will provide some fire barrier qualities.
It seems though that the fire rated aspect of modern GU10/MR16 type fittings is the intumescent pad.
The older R80 lamps do not have this, so I presume they are not fire rated.
But do they provide a fire barrier?
I need to replace some R80 downlights.
The downlighter conversion kits give quite a clean and cheap solution to the big hole, but I wonder what is its fire barrier qualities? and is it any worse than a R80 fitting.