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Teslyte: Handrail, Step, In-Ground and Site Lighting, and What the Sheets Actually Say
Teslyte is in Anaheim, California, and publishes itself as a solutions-based engineering and manufacturing company doing architectural LED for pedestrian scale, pathway, landscape, step, marker, in-ground, wall sconce and area and site, plus retrofits and networked controls. On my card it is the line I reach for when the detail is a handrail, a stair, a marker or a low-level path — the places where a standard catalog fixture does not fit and a modified one does.
Have a stair, a handrail run, a path or a garage deck that needs low-level light?
Read this before you specify
Teslyte publishes a wide catalog with hundreds of spec sheets, but the sheets are thin and uneven. Wattage, color temperature, finish and voltage are almost always there; lumens are often missing, CRI almost always is, and most sheets publish an IP rating or a wet-location note without naming a safety listing at all. This page is built on what is actually printed, and it flags what is not, because that is the part that stops a submittal.
| Company | Teslyte, 155 Liberty Ave, Unit G/H, Anaheim, California |
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| In-house capability | Design, fabrication, fixture assembly and LED module engineering, with published 100 percent functional testing and in-house IP65 water testing |
| Made in USA | Published for one group only: Teslyte offers a collection of area and site luminaires that are made in the USA. No domestic-content statement covers the rest of the catalog, and there is no BAA or BABA statement |
| Warranty | Three or five years from invoice date depending on the product. LED components and drivers are three or five years from date of manufacture, or 25,000 hours of operation, whichever is less. Structural coverage on enclosure, globe, glass trims, seals, hardware, lenses, optics, diffusers and paint against cracking, peeling, excessive fading and corrosion |
| Warranty, the clause to read twice | Coverage is voided by ambient operation above 35 °C, and by the absence of overvoltage or lightning protection. On an unshaded South Florida site or a west-facing garage deck, 35 °C ambient is not a theoretical number. Settle it in writing before the order |
| Lead time | 48-hour turnaround published on design feasibility, drawings, specification and quotation; an 8-week custom design process; and a 4-week lead time on modified luminaires built from existing cataloged products. Standard cataloged lead time is not published |
| Cancellation | Standard non-custom orders can be cancelled with written notice 60 or more days before scheduled delivery. Custom product orders are non-cancellable |
The families, as Teslyte names them
| Handrail and Stairway Systems | 24 VDC handrail-integrated luminaires for 1.25 to 2.00 in. round or square rail, in asymmetrical, symmetrical or wide-beam distributions |
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| Step Lights | Recessed, surface and 24 VDC remote-driver step and marker lights from 1.5 W to 20 W, including a turtle-friendly subset |
| Column Light | 46 to 80 W round, square, rectangular, L-shaped, amber and RGBW architectural columns |
| Post Top and Poles | 25 to 120 W post-top luminaires plus square and round poles |
| Landscape Bullet Lights | Line-voltage, 24 VDC low-voltage and wall-mounted accent bullets from 4 W to 40 W with adjustable tilt and rotation |
| Bollards | Concrete-mount, stainless steel, security and receptacle, rectangular, retrofit head, direct-burial and 12 V low-voltage bollards from 4 W to 60 W |
| Wall Sconces | Wall, post and ceiling mounted sconces and cylinders from 4 W to 40 W, including an ADA-compliant post-mounted model |
| In-Ground | IP67 uplights, wall wash and linear in-ground from 4 W to 44 W with stainless bezels and a published vehicle load rating |
| Area and Site | 24 to 256 W pole-mounted area and site luminaires — the group the made-in-USA statement covers |
| Retrofit | Area and site retrofit, post-top retrofit, module retrofit and step light retrofit |
| Hybrid Solar | Solar-primary post top and bollard with a lithium iron phosphate battery and automatic AC failover |
| Tree Light System | Multi-head tree-mounted luminaire arrays |
| Custom 24VDC System | The V24 LinearNode Controller plus 24 VDC downlights, cylinders and RLM fixtures for PoE, direct-DC or low-voltage remote-driver installations |
| Custom Lighting | Modified or ground-up custom luminaires engineered in house — in practice the reason this line is on my card |
| Networked Lighting Control | Two published platforms, Teslyte Avantec IoT and Teslyte Technika IoT |
Published performance, where Teslyte publishes it
| Model | Type | Published output | Published color and dimming | Published mounting and listings |
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| HR-TD01 | Handrail | 143 lumens at 1.5 W; 1 W and 1.5 W | 3000K and 4000K, plus amber for turtle applications. CRI not published. 0-10V dimming | 1.25 to 2.00 in. round or square handrail with a remote 24 VDC driver at 40, 60 or 90 W. UL listed E194432; IP65 wet location; driver IP67 and NEMA 4, 4X, 6, 6P, 12 and 13 |
| WR-ET2006 | Recessed step light | 291 lumens at 7 W, 384 at 9 W, 499 at 12 W, all at 4000K | 3000K, 4000K, 5000K, with 2700K optional on the 12 W. CRI not published. 0-10V as an accessory | Recess mount, 12.59 in. wide. IP65. No safety listing published on the sheet |
| WR-ET2006 TSL | Turtle-friendly step light | 12 W. Lumens not published | Not published on the sheet | Recess mount, 12.59 in. wide. Listing not published |
| WR-ET2301 and WR-ET2318 | Recessed step lights | 10 and 20 W; 3, 4 and 5 W. Lumens not published | 3000K and 4000K. CRI and dimming not published | Recess mount, 12.60 in. and 6.69 in. wide; diffuse or louver lens on the 2301. Listing not published |
| ET8009 | In-ground uplight | 1,448 lumens at 3000K; 15 W | 2700K, 3000K, 4000K, 6000K. CRI not published. 0-10V optional | In-grade, 7.08 in. diameter; beams 15, 24, 50 degrees and 40 by 20. Rated for a 4,409 lb vehicle at up to 18.6 mph. IP67, suitable for wet locations |
| ET8003 and ET8126 | In-ground uplights | 4 W; 36 and 44 W. Lumens not published | 3000K. CRI and dimming not published | In-grade, 5.12 in. and 10.6 in. diameter. IP67 |
| ET8542 | Linear in-ground | 28 W. Lumens not published | 3000K | In-grade linear, 36.61 in. Listing not published |
| TL-BL-5PT | Bollard | 2,875 lumens at 25 W, 4,350 at 35 W, 4,600 at 40 W, at 4000K | 3000K, 3500K, 4000K, 4500K. CRI not published. Dimmable option | Concrete anchor-bolt mount kit included; 4 in. round or 4 by 4 in. square; 36 or 42 in. high; Type III or Type V silicone lens; 120 to 277V. Suitable for wet locations |
| TL-CL-5CL | Column light | 5,834 lumens at 60 W, 4000K | 2700K, 3000K, 4000K, 5000K. CRI not published. Dimmable option | Anchor-bolt kit included with custom bolt patterns available; 6, 8 or 10 in. round; Type II, III, IV, V and Vs; 120 to 277V. Suitable for wet locations |
| TL-CYL6 | Ceiling cylinder | 1,500 lumens at 13 W, 3,000 at 30 W | 2700K, 3000K, 4000K, 5000K. CRI not published. 0-10V optional | Ceiling mount direct to a junction box; 6 in. diameter by 2 in. high standard, custom heights available; 120V or 277V. UL listed |
| TL7069 | Landscape bullet | 20, 30 and 40 W. Lumens not published | 2700K, 3000K, 4000K, 5000K. CRI not published. 0-10V | Junction box, stake, power pile with conduit or stake, canopy or tree ring; 180 degree tilt and 360 degree rotation; beams 15, 24, 36, 50 and 50 by 20; 120 to 277 VAC. IP65, suitable for wet locations. A marine-corrosion finish option is published |
| TL-PT4 | Post top | 5,834 lumens at 50 W, 8,510 at 80 W, 17,000 at 120 W, at 4000K | 3000K, 3500K, 4000K, 4500K. CRI not published. Dimmable | 10 to 17 ft square pole with a round pole alternate; 15 in. square housing; Type III or Type V; 120 to 277V; surge protection option. Suitable for wet locations |
| SB-QL45 | Area and site | 21,820 lumens at 5000K and 20,347 at 4000K on 167 W; 33,449 and 31,191 on 256 W; 122 lm/W Type III, 116 lm/W Type V | 3000K, 4000K, 5000K; 80 CRI — one of the few sheets that publishes CRI | Direct to square pole, adjustable slip-fitter, 2-3/8 in. arm adapter, yoke or two-piece bracket; pole heights 16 to 35 ft; 100 to 277 VAC or 347 to 480 VAC. UL listed; IP65, suitable for wet locations |
| SB-ER16 | Area and site, architectural | 24, 35 and 58 W; published as up to 125 lm/W | 2800K, 3800K, 4700K. CRI not published. Dimmable, dimmable with three timer modes, or photoelectric control | Arm mount to a 3.0 in. or 2-3/8 in. round pole or a square pole; slip-fitter 3 or 4 in. for a 2-3/8 in. tenon; 100 to 277 VAC. ETL certified; IP66, suitable for wet locations |
| RF-TL area and site retrofit | Retrofit kit | 14,196 lumens at 100 W, 16,877 at 120 W, 20,898 at 150 W, 24,920 at 180 W; 137.8 to 141.96 lm/W | 4000K; 77 CRI | Retrofit into existing area and site housings; universal voltage, 480V on the 120 W; Type 3 distribution. DLC Premium qualified |
| RF-SZFG post-top retrofit | Retrofit kit | 3,158 to 6,347 lumens across 27, 36, 45 and 54 W; 114.4 to 124.59 lm/W | 3000K and 4000K; 84 CRI | Retrofit into existing post-top housings; universal voltage; symmetric distribution. DLC qualified |
| TL-PT solar and BL-SL | Hybrid solar post top and bollard | 20 W and 8 W. Lumens not published | 3000K to 4000K | 12.8 VDC solar with 100 to 277 VAC backup below 15 percent battery; 8 W monocrystalline panel; 12.8 VDC 11.4 Ah lithium iron phosphate battery; up to 4 hours per night at full power on the post top and 8 hours on the bollard. Listing not published |
Ordering, finishes and controls
Teslyte does not use one catalog-number grammar. Each family defines its own string, and the published examples are worth having in front of you when a quote comes back.
| Step lights | Prefix, wattage, CCT, finish, accessory — C12-12W-4-B-DMG is 12 W, 4000K, black, 0-10V dimming |
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| Handrail | HR-TD plus distribution, wattage, CCT, housing and options. Distribution codes: AS asymmetrical at 30 by 130, S symmetrical at 100 by 75, W wide beam at 120 by 105 |
| Bollards and columns | TL-BL-5PT plus shape, voltage, lens, wattage, CCT, finish, height and options; TL-CL-5CL plus universal voltage, lens, distribution, wattage, CCT, finish and options |
| Cylinders | Base, voltage digit (1 is 120V, 2 is 277V), wattage, CCT, mount code, finish and optional dimming — TL-CYL6-1-13-27-CM-W-D |
| Retrofit | RF-TLxx plus voltage, distribution, wattage, CCT, finish and D or ND for dimming or non-dimming |
| Finishes | Vary by family. Step lights: black, white, gray, mineral bronze, silver. Landscape bullets: black RAL9011, white RAL9016, gray RAL7012, silver RAL9006, mineral bronze, with a marine-corrosion option. Bollards and post tops: bronze, black, white or any standard RAL. Columns: bronze, gray, black or custom. Area and site: dark bronze, and dark bronze or light gray on SB-ER16. In-ground ET8009 offers a 304 or 316 stainless upgrade with a stainless bezel standard. Handrail housings are aluminum or stainless steel |
| Fixture-level controls | DMG or D for 0-10V, published on the step lights, handrail, ET8009, TL7069, TL-CYL6, TL-BL-5PT, TL-CL and TL-PT4 and SB-ER16. T for three timer modes and P for photoelectric control on SB-ER16. S for surge protection on TL-PT4 |
| Teslyte Avantec IoT | Bluetooth beacon, stand-alone. 0-10V dimming programmed individually in each smart chip LED; up to 400 m range; real-time reporting of temperature, intensity and wattage; over-temperature protection; 48 V supply |
| Teslyte Technika IoT | ZigBee mesh. Up to 1,000 nodes and 400 m range with a wireless gateway; multiple dimming levels; historical data logging, zones, scenes, sensor events and scheduling; browser access from a laptop, tablet or phone |
| Low-voltage infrastructure | The V24 LinearNode Controller, published as a compact voltage regulation device for PoE, direct-DC or low-voltage DC remote drivers, holding brightness consistent across daisy-chained fixtures and removing flicker and voltage drop over long runs |
What Teslyte does not publish
None of this rules the line out. It is the list of things I settle with the factory before a Teslyte fixture goes on a schedule.
| Safety listings | Only one UL file number appears anywhere, on the handrail. SB-QL45 and TL-CYL6 say UL listed without a file number, SB-ER16 says ETL certified without a control number, and most sheets — including the bollards, columns, post tops, in-grounds and bullets — publish no listing mark at all, only an IP rating or a wet-location note. An IP rating is not a safety listing, and an AHJ will say so |
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| CRI | Published on two sources only: SB-QL45 at 80, and the DLC retrofit tables at 77 and 84. Absent from every other sheet |
| Lumens | Missing from a large part of the bollard, column, wall sconce, bullet, tree light and solar range — wattage and dimensions only |
| Photometry | IES files are posted for a good number of SKUs, which is better than nothing, but coverage is uneven and many families point to the factory instead. No LM-79 or LM-80 report and no L70 rating is published |
| BAA and BABA | A single made-in-USA sentence covering the area and site collection. No domestic-content percentage, no BABA statement, no country-of-origin declaration per catalog number |
| Pole structural data | No EPA tables, wind speed ratings, gauge, base plate or bolt circle details are published for the TL-SP and TL-RP poles, and no EPA is published for the luminaire heads, so pole and luminaire wind loading cannot be checked from published data |
| Turtle-safe data | The turtle-friendly and amber SKUs publish no wavelength and no FWC certification |
| Ambient | Published only for the handrail driver, at minus 40 °C to plus 85 °C. Everywhere else it is absent, while the warranty voids above 35 °C ambient |
| DLC IDs | The DLC list page publishes model strings and performance but no DLC product ID numbers and no link to the qualified products list |
| Emergency | No emergency battery, UL 924 or generator-transfer option is published on any family. The one bollard published as an exit-sign bollard carries no UL 924 listing or egress data |
Questions I get
Who represents Teslyte in South Florida?
I do, through SESCO Lighting, in Broward, Miami-Dade, Palm Beach and Monroe.
What is Teslyte actually good for?
Handrail and stair integration, step and marker lights, low-level path and landscape, in-grade, and modified versions of cataloged product. Teslyte publishes a 4-week lead time on a luminaire modified from an existing catalog item and an 8-week custom design process, which is what makes it useful when a standard fixture will not fit the detail.
Does Teslyte publish a UL listing?
Only in places. The handrail system publishes UL file E194432. SB-QL45 and TL-CYL6 say UL listed with no file number, and SB-ER16 says ETL certified with no control number. Most other sheets publish an IP rating or a wet-location note and no listing mark at all. If your AHJ needs the listing on the submittal, tell me the catalog number and I will get it in writing before it is specified.
Is Teslyte made in the USA?
Teslyte publishes that its area and site collection is made in the USA. No statement covers the rest of the catalog, and there is no Buy American Act or Build America, Buy America position published. On a federally funded job that has to be certified per catalog number first.
What is the ambient limit on a Teslyte fixture?
The published warranty is voided by ambient operation above 35 °C, and Teslyte publishes an ambient range for the handrail driver only. On an unshaded site here that is worth confirming in writing before the order, because 35 °C is a number South Florida hits.
Can Teslyte do turtle-friendly step lights?
Teslyte publishes a turtle-friendly version of the WR-ET2006 step light at 12 W, and an amber option on the handrail. It publishes no wavelength and no FWC certification for either, so on a permit that turns on a certified fixture I would put the finder in front of you first and get Teslyte’s position in writing second.
Where the numbers come from, and where to go next
Every figure on this page is read off Teslyte’s own family pages, spec sheets, warranty, terms of sale and DLC list. Teslyte’s sheets are uneven, and where a value is absent this page says so rather than borrowing it from a sibling product. Ask me for the current sheet on a specific catalog number before it goes in a submittal. · BABA and Buy America for lighting
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